Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 638 | 621 | 578 | 653 | 653 | 578 | 702 | 585 | 577 | 494 | 487 | 367 | 299 | 290 | 246 | 349 | 510 | 448 | 465 | 711 | 960 | 2230 | 2800 | 2631 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:31AM2.45m | 5:03PM2.32m | 5:32AM2.36m | 6:13PM2.31m | 6:37AM2.34m | 7:18PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.72m | 11:18PM0.85m | 11:52AM0.76m | 00:27AM0.87m | 12:56PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 638 | 621 | 578 | 653 | 653 | 578 | 702 | 585 | 577 | 494 | 487 | 367 | 299 | 290 | 246 | 349 | 510 | 448 | 272 | 711 | 960 | 2230 | 2800 | 2631 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 73 | 236 | 286 | 294 | 389 | 465 | 165 | 79 | 32 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | 20 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 196 | 197 | 201 | 201 | 196 | 7 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
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