Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.3° 

Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • 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 7AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
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 Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
947
1161
1581
2214
3135
1894
1870
4060
4374
1674
4900
1809
4454
4394
4230
4132
4213
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
10
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:07AM2.37m
2:34PM2.36m
3:06AM2.20m
3:39PM2.22m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.78m
8:26AM0.76m
9:01PM0.95m
9:19AM0.93m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
8
8
10
12
11
7
6
7
7
6
7
9
8
9
8
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