Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 659 | 787 | 1193 | 3919 | 4528 | 4829 | 3810 | 3195 | 3025 | 2509 | 930 | 3267 | 1929 | 2322 | 1466 | 1566 | 1566 | 1324 | 1169 | 1024 | 857 | 732 | 904 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:13AM2.55m | 4:54PM2.44m | 5:17AM2.52m | 6:11PM2.49m | 6:32AM2.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.75m | 10:36AM0.65m | 11:11PM0.78m | 11:43AM0.66m | 00:28AM0.75m | 1:02PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 528 | 659 | 787 | 1193 | 3919 | 4528 | 89 | 144 | 196 | 497 | 481 | 930 | 3267 | 1929 | 2322 | 1466 | 1566 | 1566 | 1324 | 1169 | 1024 | 857 | 732 | 904 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | W 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 165 | 227 | 318 | 813 | — | — | 142 | 36 | 369 | 608 | 848 | 653 | — | 119 | — | — | — | 36 | 36 | 77 | 194 | 337 | 510 | 422 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 124 | 141 | 173 | — | — | — | 4829 | 3810 | 3195 | 3025 | 2509 | 330 | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 122 | 193 | 268 | 268 | 162 | 162 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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