Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 3PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1038 | 1068 | 1028 | 800 | 1315 | 659 | 512 | 563 | 528 | 461 | 586 | 965 | 1127 | 1089 | 1421 | 4369 | 3503 | 3344 | 3186 | 3170 | 2676 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:03PM2.85m | 1:18AM2.68m | 1:38PM2.73m | 1:56AM2.54m | 2:16PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.46m | 7:35AM0.42m | 7:56PM0.61m | 8:12AM0.58m | 8:39PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1038 | 1068 | 1028 | 800 | 1315 | 659 | 273 | 361 | 528 | 422 | 586 | 965 | 1127 | 1089 | 740 | 4369 | 3503 | 3344 | 3186 | 3170 | 2676 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 16 | WNW 8 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | — | — | 85 | 141 | 146 | 512 | 563 | 484 | 461 | — | 254 | 284 | — | 1421 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 33 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 360 | 262 | — | 688 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 179 | 186 | 227 | 201 | 201 | 143 | 61 | 111 | 114 | 320 | 163 | 236 | 114 | 110 | 55 | 0 | 110 | 116 | 110 | 184 |
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