Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 6AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 911 | 911 | 1031 | 1404 | 1537 | 1537 | 1687 | 1460 | 1256 | 1223 | 1074 | 911 | 975 | 1041 | 1025 | 950 | 938 | 773 | 773 | 754 | 596 | 580 | 588 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:03AM2.79m | 10:21PM2.92m | 10:44AM2.89m | 11:00PM2.95m | 11:21AM2.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.25m | 4:13PM0.23m | 4:34AM0.13m | 4:54PM0.16m | 5:12AM0.08m | 5:31PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 911 | 911 | 1031 | 1404 | 1537 | 1537 | 1687 | 1460 | 1256 | 1223 | 1074 | 911 | 975 | 1041 | 1025 | 950 | 938 | 773 | 773 | 754 | 596 | 222 | 588 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 50 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 95 | 161 | 194 | 208 | 580 | 481 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 308 | 281 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 110 | 114 | 110 | 112 | 114 |
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