Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Issued: 5 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (22 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
612
546
428
400
394
389
630
638
638
621
578
653
653
662
692
621
577
494
480
402
357
290
286
395
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:34AM2.58m
4:04PM2.40m
4:31AM2.45m
5:03PM2.32m
5:32AM2.36m
6:13PM2.31m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.64m
10:16PM0.78m
10:49AM0.72m
11:18PM0.85m
11:52AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
3
7
1
2
3
Temp °C
13
11
11
13
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
11
13
12
11
9
8
8
7
10
12
11
9
8
9
9
9
12
11
10
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
9
1
W
9
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
NW
8
1.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
230
529
374
164
394
389
630
638
638
621
578
653
653
662
692
621
577
494
480
402
357
290
151
395
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
198
546
428
400
88
79
76
74
52
50
34
22
26
24
11
11
11
5
6
16
58
88
286
286
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
16
1
SW
7
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.6
WSW
14
0.2
N
4
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
193
93
103
103
163
1
11
4
4
213
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
10
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
Energy kJ
612
2
4
3
2
2
4
9
14
14
12
5
9
7
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
55
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
0
0
2
7
196
196
201
55
153
196
196
153
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
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