Buy Less, Surf More This Black Friday
Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.
- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Forecast
/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.1° C
(Which is 3.4°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 11AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Mon 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1495 | 1346 | 893 | 653 | 412 | 345 | 240 | 177 | 167 | 203 | 196 | 438 | 408 | 460 | 452 | 427 | 427 | 427 | 878 | 983 | 968 | 838 | 711 | 645 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:01AM 3.13 | 11:22PM 3.02 | 11:49AM 3.19 | 12:13AM 3.00 | 12:38PM 3.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:47AM 0.06 | 5:14PM 0.10 | 5:37AM 0.06 | 6:04PM 0.12 | 6:26AM 0.11 | 6:55PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Mon 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - |
 |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
Quiksilver Teams Up With PrimaLoft® For World’s First Thermal Layering System for a Wetsuit.
Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.
Vancouver Island’s Day Of Days With Reed Platenius
Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
5 Reasons Why Costa Rica Is A Surfer (and Non Surfer) Paradise
With or without a surfboard, Costa Rica is a bucket list destination that has shown what a nation is capable of when nature is put first.
Read more
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest