Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 8AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3098 | 4084 | 2758 | 2479 | 2191 | 1847 | 1340 | 789 | 668 | 862 | 933 | 1289 | 1475 | 1269 | 648 | 548 | 583 | 540 | 455 | 387 | 361 | 349 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:25AM2.41m | 7:10PM2.60m | 7:36AM2.55m | 8:09PM2.79m | 8:34AM2.72m | 8:59PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.85m | 12:46PM0.78m | 1:27AM0.67m | 1:54PM0.57m | 2:25AM0.44m | 2:48PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 3098 | 4084 | 2758 | 2479 | 2191 | 1847 | 1340 | 344 | 300 | 862 | 933 | 71 | 70 | 53 | 648 | 548 | 583 | 540 | 455 | 387 | 361 | 349 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | W 18 | WNW 9 | SW 5 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 19 |
| kJ | 285 | — | 381 | 277 | 201 | 153 | 222 | 789 | 668 | 218 | 103 | 103 | — | 6 | 45 | 24 | 37 | 34 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 127 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | WNW 8 | W 21 | — | W 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 62 | 57 | 73 | 165 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | — | 77 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | SSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 473 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 24 | 25 | 1289 | 1475 | 1269 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 277 | 135 | 111 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 110 | 110 | 114 | 55 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 55 | 200 | 224 | 142 | 110 |
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