Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (25 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)111117161616161515141414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)190183399561813103813241103117411581016899899886849704673663569560551476469578
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
2.42
6:09AM
2.42
6:46PM
2.38
7:39AM
2.50
8:06PM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
0.83
11:32PM
0.84
12:28PM
0.90
1:07AM
0.86
1:55PM
0.81
2:26AM
0.72
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset---8:07-------8:05-------8:04----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182222211917171618192019181717161920201917161615
Feels °C (?)172121211917181619181919191818162019181816151513
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