Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 635 | 694 | 241 | 189 | 129 | 316 | 413 | 577 | 692 | 850 | 837 | 769 | 745 | 585 | 540 | 230 | 172 | 328 | 651 | 586 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:08PM2.31m | 4:37AM2.28m | 5:20PM2.24m | 5:51AM2.22m | 6:41PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.75m | 10:27PM0.93m | 10:54AM0.87m | 11:38PM1.01m | 12:10PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 233 | 51 | 83 | 125 | 94 | 114 | 80 | 413 | 577 | 692 | 850 | 837 | 769 | 745 | 585 | 540 | 230 | 172 | 328 | 331 | 586 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | W 20 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 49 | 75 | 72 | 129 | 316 | 56 | 38 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 56 | — | 8 | 353 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 72 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 91 | 635 | 694 | 241 | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 60 | 254 | 651 | 541 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 139 | 219 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 249 | 55 | 227 | 219 | 221 | 110 | 221 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 169 |
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