Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 8PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 733 | 722 | 711 | 615 | 606 | 560 | 596 | 577 | 622 | 480 | 1099 | 879 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 917 | 783 | 906 | 929 | 952 | 793 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42PM2.48m | 7:13AM2.41m | 7:52PM2.60m | 8:20AM2.52m | 8:49PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.84m | 1:00AM0.77m | 1:31PM0.74m | 2:11AM0.61m | 2:36PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 733 | 722 | 711 | 615 | 606 | 560 | 596 | 577 | 622 | 480 | 1099 | 879 | 962 | 962 | 962 | 917 | 783 | 906 | 929 | 952 | 793 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 0 |
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