Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | W 20 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 451 | 240 | 518 | 264 | 290 | 669 | 3572 | 4260 | 4474 | 4818 | 5058 | 5242 | 5093 | 5352 | 6330 | 1499 | 1122 | 1418 | 2626 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:26PM2.85m | 00:39AM2.98m | 1:02PM2.81m | 1:15AM2.90m | 1:41PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.32m | 6:59AM0.33m | 7:13PM0.40m | 7:38AM0.39m | 7:55PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 451 | 240 | 518 | 215 | 166 | 403 | — | 993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1096 | 1122 | 784 | 2626 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 30 | 167 | 64 | 108 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 929 | 1068 | 1418 | 822 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | N 6 | WSW 18 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 65 | 1 | 64 | 290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 264 | 258 | 669 | 3572 | 4260 | 4474 | 4818 | 5058 | 5242 | 5093 | 5352 | 6330 | 1499 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 179 | 179 | 224 | 249 | 260 | 193 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 236 | 139 | 162 | 153 | 95 | 55 |
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