Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 8AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
5
5
4
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
2.4
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.2
W
9
1.7
WNW
9
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
5
WSW
14
6
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
W
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
585
540
230
172
322
848
1376
812
443
897
1342
2163
9921
14118
10854
8694
6957
5691
4475
3496
2740
2411
2137
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
35
N
40
N
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
40
W
45
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:51AM2.22m
6:41PM2.28m
7:02AM2.25m
7:41PM2.38m
8:00AM2.34m
8:29PM2.52m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.91m
00:57AM0.99m
1:21PM0.87m
1:57AM0.90m
2:16PM0.77m
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cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
3
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
8
9
11
10
8
Feels °C
9
8
7
8
6
5
9
8
7
3
2
0
1
1
3
4
5
7
6
7
7
5
4
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