Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 800 | 697 | 687 | 542 | 427 | 347 | 257 | 204 | 163 | 371 | 414 | 344 | 264 | 236 | 344 | 297 | 594 | 603 | 835 | 2922 | 3318 | 3511 | 3330 | 3099 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:54AM2.80m | 9:25PM3.04m | 9:49AM2.93m | 10:15PM3.18m | 10:40AM3.02m | 11:04PM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.44m | 3:11PM0.31m | 3:40AM0.27m | 4:03PM0.17m | 4:30AM0.15m | 4:51PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 800 | 697 | 687 | 542 | 427 | 347 | 257 | 54 | 85 | 371 | 414 | 344 | 264 | 179 | 344 | 297 | 594 | 603 | 835 | 2922 | 3318 | 3511 | 3330 | 3099 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | 20 | 204 | 163 | 161 | 139 | 133 | 157 | 236 | 102 | 43 | 230 | 516 | 827 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | W 13 | W 18 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 77 | 20 | 130 | 314 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 90 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 90 | 61 | 90 | 153 | 111 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 186 | 227 | 55 | 0 | 55 |
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