Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 2PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1303 | 1171 | 1032 | 1095 | 1360 | 1728 | 2061 | 2218 | 2614 | 1757 | 1346 | 1792 | 4697 | 3452 | 3157 | 3496 | 3749 | 4066 | 3933 | 4178 | 3933 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:58PM2.70m | 2:20AM2.63m | 2:55PM2.54m | 3:28AM2.45m | 4:16PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.44m | 8:21PM0.62m | 8:44AM0.63m | 9:22PM0.79m | 9:48AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 11 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1303 | 1171 | 1032 | 1095 | 1360 | 1728 | 2061 | 2218 | 2614 | 1757 | 1224 | 1792 | 1489 | 3452 | 3157 | 3496 | 3749 | 4066 | 3933 | 4178 | 3933 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1025 | 883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 10 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 494 | 1346 | — | 4697 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 227 | 227 | 250 | 250 | 224 | 224 | 227 | 201 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 111 | 121 | 111 | 110 | 139 | 143 | 245 | 295 |
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