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 (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2248 | 1865 | 1805 | 1306 | 1137 | 1074 | 1303 | 1171 | 1032 | 1095 | 1241 | 1691 | 2032 | 2218 | 2803 | 3966 | 1462 | 4748 | 3760 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:13PM2.84m | 1:30AM2.81m | 1:58PM2.70m | 2:20AM2.63m | 2:55PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.44m | 7:53AM0.44m | 8:21PM0.62m | 8:44AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 16 |
| kJ | 2248 | 1865 | 1805 | 1306 | 1137 | 1074 | 1303 | 1171 | 1032 | 1095 | 1241 | 1691 | 2032 | 2218 | 2803 | 929 | 1429 | 1418 | 3760 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 162 | 160 | — | 341 | 337 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 906 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 10 | W 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 209 | 614 | 3966 | 1462 | 4748 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 206 | 250 | 240 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 250 | 250 | 227 | 219 | 227 | 227 | 201 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 111 | 114 |
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