Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.3°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 6PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (22 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
6
4
5
5
5
4
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
3
WSW
7
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1775
1504
1921
974
1974
2538
2358
5119
4703
4467
5446
5882
5167
4649
4272
4007
3659
3369
3283
2976
2691
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:52AM2.18m
7:21PM2.36m
7:47AM2.32m
8:07PM2.53m
8:33AM2.49m
8:46PM2.69m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.86m
1:44AM0.77m
2:01PM0.66m
2:26AM0.55m
2:42PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
8
7
6
8
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
11
11
6
4
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
3
5
5
5
6
6
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