Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 427 | 421 | 421 | 408 | 679 | 647 | 680 | 627 | 1214 | 1241 | 1467 | 726 | 659 | 522 | 490 | 497 | 1110 | 1327 | 1288 | 1346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:27PM2.24m | 7:01AM2.17m | 7:27PM2.34m | 8:00AM2.28m | 8:17PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.96m | 00:51AM0.90m | 1:15PM0.85m | 1:53AM0.73m | 2:12PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 13 | W 21 |
| kJ | 250 | 192 | 173 | 421 | 408 | 679 | 647 | 680 | 380 | 1214 | 1241 | 715 | 726 | 659 | 522 | 490 | 497 | 9 | 9 | 249 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | W 19 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 22 | — | W 22 | W 20 |
| kJ | 447 | 427 | 421 | 133 | 98 | 29 | — | 106 | — | — | — | — | 130 | 120 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | — | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 8 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 627 | — | — | 1467 | 201 | — | 140 | 112 | 147 | 1110 | 1327 | 1288 | 1346 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 170 | 179 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 227 | 297 | 295 | 139 | 95 | 95 | 121 | 121 | 124 | 121 | 179 | 179 | 226 |
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