Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • 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 9PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
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 Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2191
1847
1340
943
668
862
907
865
1359
757
648
539
573
463
394
308
317
361
401
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
E
20
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:10PM2.60m
7:36AM2.55m
8:09PM2.79m
8:34AM2.72m
8:59PM2.96m
Low Tide
12:46PM0.78m
1:27AM0.67m
1:54PM0.57m
2:25AM0.44m
2:48PM0.34m
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:05
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
14
12
10
10
10
9
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
10
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
10
10
10
10
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