Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 10PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1870 | 4301 | 4246 | 1846 | 4261 | 4575 | 4832 | 4517 | 4338 | 3887 | 4041 | 3907 | 4284 | 5626 | 2939 | 4757 | 6304 | 7297 | 7295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:34PM2.36m | 3:06AM2.20m | 3:39PM2.22m | 4:24AM2.10m | 5:05PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.95m | 9:19AM0.93m | 10:07PM1.06m | 10:32AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1870 | 9 | 638 | 1846 | 716 | 1492 | 1240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 672 | 9 | 1644 | 573 | 1623 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 4301 | 4246 | 871 | 4261 | 4575 | 4832 | 4517 | 4338 | 3887 | 4041 | 3907 | 4284 | 5626 | 2939 | 4757 | 6304 | 7297 | 7295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 110 | 55 | 95 | 95 | 55 | 111 | 124 | 179 | 179 | 114 | 249 | 249 | 291 | 312 | 143 | 143 | 193 | 95 |
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