Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 6PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2991 | 2784 | 2547 | 2322 | 2082 | 1887 | 1704 | 1680 | 1680 | 1860 | 1860 | 1680 | 1598 | 1353 | 1294 | 1155 | 1137 | 1011 | 995 | 838 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:23AM2.39m | 8:43PM2.59m | 9:06AM2.54m | 9:21PM2.75m | 9:43AM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.67m | 2:59AM0.62m | 3:16PM0.49m | 3:35AM0.45m | 3:51PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 2991 | 2784 | 2547 | 2322 | 2082 | 1887 | 1704 | 1680 | 1680 | 1860 | 1860 | 1680 | 1598 | 1353 | 1294 | 1155 | 1137 | 1011 | 995 | 838 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 96 | 95 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 250 | 253 | 250 | 250 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 200 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
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