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Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
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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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | |
357 | 265 | 215 | 147 | 111 | 108 | 60 | 73 | 99 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 192 | 184 | 177 | 144 | 112 | 112 | 102 | 56 | 104 | 82 | 51 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 9:50PM2.79m | 10:06AM2.69m | 10:24PM2.85m | 10:42AM2.71m | 10:58PM2.87m | 11:17AM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.48m | 4:16PM0.39m | 4:36AM0.49m | 4:52PM0.41m | 5:11AM0.52m | 5:27PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 4 | — | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
357 | 265 | 215 | 147 | 111 | 33 | 54 | 73 | 99 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 192 | 184 | 177 | 144 | 112 | 112 | 102 | 162 | 104 | 82 | 51 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
2 | — | 8 | 17 | 26 | 108 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 50 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 30 | 41 | 51 | 50 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 21 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 56 | 58 | 27 | 38 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 55 | 200 | 200 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 231 | 200 | 228 | 236 | 7 | 204 | 228 | 204 | 200 | 205 | 228 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 55 |
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