Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Issued: 11 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
15.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 4PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (27 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
983
998
998
1060
966
918
932
1005
1344
1309
1292
1327
1258
1208
1191
1057
1028
870
779
669
659
659
572
451
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
S
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:25AM2.45m
8:52PM2.61m
9:09AM2.54m
9:30PM2.72m
9:49AM2.62m
10:06PM2.81m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.62m
3:04AM0.68m
3:20PM0.56m
3:42AM0.61m
3:58PM0.51m
4:19AM0.57m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
14
16
14
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
11
11
10
Feels °C
9
12
14
12
10
10
10
10
11
13
15
14
12
11
9
8
7
9
11
10
10
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
983
998
998
1060
966
918
932
1005
1344
1309
1292
1327
1258
1208
1191
1057
1028
870
779
669
659
659
572
451
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
11
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
Energy kJ
92
93
208
196
2
32
91
198
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
9
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
9
6
6
6
5
5
7
9
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