Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 6AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)131315141414141313131313131212121212151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5555959028007896686224824023312691891811331298382567484236233289294
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
2.81
12:30PM
2.66
12:49AM
2.69
1:06PM
2.52
1:28AM
2.55
1:50PM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
0.31
6:30AM
0.49
6:47PM
0.45
7:07AM
0.65
7:24PM
0.61
7:50AM
0.80
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:37-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:05-------6:04
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------2654343111-
Temp. °C161515141518191817171616171717171817181718191818
Feels °C (?)141312111114151413131212121212131515181718201718
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