Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.3° 

Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 5PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (24 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5413
5659
5197
4495
4180
3933
3385
3164
2991
2712
2547
2322
2082
1887
1704
1680
1835
2025
2025
1835
1657
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:31AM2.25m
8:00PM2.43m
8:23AM2.39m
8:43PM2.59m
9:06AM2.54m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.84m
2:19AM0.80m
2:37PM0.67m
2:59AM0.62m
3:16PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
12
12
13
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