Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Issued: 11 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
15.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 5PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (28 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1209
1309
1292
1327
1258
1208
1191
1057
1028
870
779
669
659
649
528
451
458
722
732
732
722
630
612
595
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
0
S
5
SE
5
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:09AM2.54m
9:30PM2.72m
9:49AM2.62m
10:06PM2.81m
10:26AM2.69m
10:41PM2.87m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.56m
3:42AM0.61m
3:58PM0.51m
4:19AM0.57m
4:35PM0.47m
4:54AM0.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
15
16
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
14
12
11
11
9
9
11
13
12
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
10
13
15
13
11
10
10
10
7
7
10
11
8
8
7
4
4
7
11
11
9
9
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1209
1309
1292
1327
1258
1208
1191
1057
1028
870
779
669
659
649
528
451
458
722
732
732
722
630
612
595
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
Energy kJ
2
32
91
198
198
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
2
3
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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