Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 5PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (21 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)9913131313131314141414141414141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6235121848182018201783151017251683183516801517157818231653165316531447138411881028871715616
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
SSE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34PM
3.07
1:58AM
2.92
2:14PM
2.95
2:41AM
2.80
3:00PM
2.77
3:31AM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
0.17
7:55PM
0.18
8:12AM
0.30
8:37PM
0.31
8:59AM
0.48
9:23PM
0.49
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58
Sunset---8:12-------8:10-------8:08----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161818171515151618181819171615141618191816151515
Feels °C (?)121515151314131315141516131212131616181715151414
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