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Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Forecast
/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /
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Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 2AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 569 | 1561 | 1643 | 1811 | 1609 | 1474 | 2115 | 1748 | 1807 | 756 | 1028 | 1584 | 2258 | 3250 | 3074 | 2304 | 1950 | 1933 | 1919 | 4293 | 3479 | 3933 | 3493 | 2866 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:21AM 2.34 | 7:04PM 2.51 | 7:29AM 2.43 | 8:00PM 2.65 | 8:24AM 2.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:06AM 0.89 | 12:40PM 0.86 | 1:20AM 0.76 | 1:46PM 0.69 | 2:15AM 0.59 | 2:37PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Raglan and West Waikato
Recent cross-onshore wind has turned cross-shore at Raglan-Indicators (light winds from the SW at Port Taharoa Automatic Weather Station 38 km from Raglan-Indicators). 2.2m 13s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.5m 18s long period groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
39 km away, 52 min ago
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