Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | W 17 | W 14 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1075 | 1059 | 961 | 866 | 714 | 613 | 415 | 352 | 670 | 580 | 3419 | 2281 | 1113 | 2116 | 2700 | 5091 | 5138 | 4876 | 4978 | 4463 | 3489 | 2651 | 1872 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:43AM2.78m | 10:57PM2.97m | 11:17AM2.84m | 11:31PM3.01m | 11:51AM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.45m | 4:50PM0.35m | 5:10AM0.38m | 5:24PM0.29m | 5:45AM0.33m | 5:59PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1075 | 1059 | 961 | 866 | 714 | 613 | 415 | 352 | 362 | 580 | 361 | 356 | — | — | — | — | 5138 | 4876 | 4978 | 4463 | 3489 | 2651 | 1872 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | — | — | NW 6 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 19 | — | — | 60 | 193 | 206 | 443 | 54 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | WSW 19 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 | — | 125 | — | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 17 | W 14 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 47 | 47 | — | 221 | 670 | 576 | 3419 | 2281 | 1113 | 2116 | 2700 | 5091 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 135 | 61 | 249 | 221 | 135 | 110 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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