Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 01 May 2026 NZST
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Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 12PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (01 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (01 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1324
1488
1337
1223
1189
1172
1053
1008
919
805
793
793
711
722
672
1079
1010
845
834
834
822
692
595
586
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
E
0
N
10
WSW
5
S
5
SE
10
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:53AM2.79m
10:13PM2.87m
10:27AM2.79m
10:45PM2.89m
11:00AM2.77m
11:18PM2.88m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.31m
4:04PM0.21m
4:23AM0.31m
4:38PM0.23m
4:57AM0.36m
5:12PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:34
5:31
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
11
10
10
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
14
14
13
13
6
6
6
11
12
13
13
11
11
11
10
13
12
11
12
11
10
9
9
14
12
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1324
1488
1337
1223
1189
1172
1053
1008
919
805
793
793
711
722
672
1079
1010
845
834
834
822
692
595
586
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
16
0.7
WSW
16
Energy kJ
140
134
276
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
9
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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