Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.6° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
160
189
136
131
127
127
123
123
121
198
357
402
565
585
668
631
595
499
491
484
408
395
288
283
230
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
N
10
N
15
NE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
0
WNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:41AM2.40m
6:18PM2.53m
6:50AM2.41m
7:25PM2.56m
7:56AM2.47m
8:22PM2.62m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.77m
00:37AM0.69m
1:05PM0.72m
1:44AM0.60m
2:10PM0.61m
2:40AM0.47m
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Temp °C
14
14
16
20
20
20
16
15
14
13
17
21
21
20
16
15
15
15
17
20
20
19
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
12
14
19
19
18
14
13
12
11
15
19
20
19
15
14
14
14
16
20
19
20
17
17
15
15
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