Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 2PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2452 | 2342 | 2122 | 1956 | 1797 | 1728 | 1556 | 1534 | 1396 | 1396 | 1283 | 1265 | 1265 | 1127 | 1127 | 1127 | 1159 | 1225 | 661 | 679 | 688 | 786 | 1567 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:12PM3.01m | 1:29AM2.93m | 1:55PM2.90m | 2:16AM2.76m | 2:46PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.09m | 7:28PM0.23m | 7:49AM0.24m | 8:16PM0.41m | 8:37AM0.44m | 9:12PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 2452 | 2342 | 2122 | 1956 | 1797 | 1728 | 1556 | 1534 | 1396 | 1396 | 1283 | 1265 | 1265 | 1127 | 1127 | 1127 | 1159 | 1225 | 661 | 679 | 688 | 786 | 697 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 136 | 146 | 138 | 168 | 1567 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 231 | 294 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 297 | 101 | 221 | 221 | 227 | 227 | 250 | 253 | 253 | 197 | 250 |
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