Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
894
745
699
629
598
327
342
311
289
253
248
244
242
238
189
189
186
222
495
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:57PM2.89m
10:18AM2.81m
10:30PM3.00m
10:52AM2.91m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.34m
4:10AM0.30m
4:25PM0.21m
4:44AM0.19m
4:58PM0.14m
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6:48
6:47
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5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
2
2
4
7
3
Temp °C
15
15
13
12
12
11
12
15
17
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
14
14
10
10
9
8
9
11
13
11
10
12
11
12
12
13
12
8
6
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