Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)--
Afternoon (03 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (03 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.2
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
213
254
250
446
217
198
156
132
203
270
359
567
631
614
717
904
913
983
892
688
672
680
360
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:09AM2.81m
12:31PM2.61m
00:48AM2.74m
1:13PM2.53m
1:31AM2.66m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.51m
6:26AM0.63m
6:41PM0.58m
7:08AM0.68m
7:22PM0.65m
7:54AM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
4
3
2
2
3
1
6
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
16
17
16
16
16
14
15
16
17
16
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
13
11
10
13
15
14
14
14
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
10
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
0.4
WSW
13
2.2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
1.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
178
213
254
250
446
217
198
156
66
46
270
359
567
631
614
717
904
913
68
892
688
64
60
360
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
SW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.3
SW
7
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
1.3
W
9
Energy kJ
7
7
7
78
7
34
23
31
7
21
47
42
42
40
36
59
69
67
43
67
65
7
7
282
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
6
0.3
WSW
15
0.1
SW
11
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
25
25
24
7
26
51
50
12
24
2
42
5
8
7
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
0.3
NNE
3
2.3
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
217
207
154
132
203
1
983
672
680
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
Distance (km)
111
110
110
55
110
7
2
116
114
110
110
110
90
110
111
227
227
227
169
90
110
123
169
135
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
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