Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1083 | 989 | 866 | 765 | 777 | 714 | 643 | 586 | 577 | 491 | 520 | 484 | 408 | 335 | 233 | 635 | 747 | 251 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27PM2.59m | 2:46AM2.59m | 3:14PM2.43m | 3:36AM2.41m | 4:08PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM0.61m | 9:08AM0.61m | 9:29PM0.79m | 9:56AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1083 | 989 | 866 | 765 | 777 | 714 | 643 | 586 | 577 | 491 | 520 | 484 | 408 | 335 | 233 | 51 | 83 | 75 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 53 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 74 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 14 | 85 | 635 | 747 | 251 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 195 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 95 | 55 |
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