Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
662 | 532 | 580 | 573 | 1630 | 2865 | 2688 | 2228 | 2025 | 2025 | 1913 | 1921 | 1693 | 1619 | 2005 | 1876 | 1528 | 422 | 352 | 306 | 329 | 344 | 732 | 759 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:25PM3.17m | 10:49AM3.02m | 11:15PM3.21m | 11:40AM3.00m | 00:05AM3.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.10m | 4:40AM0.13m | 5:03PM0.09m | 5:32AM0.14m | 5:52PM0.13m | 6:24AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
662 | 532 | 580 | 143 | 1630 | 2865 | 2688 | 2228 | 2025 | 2025 | 1913 | 1921 | 1693 | 1255 | — | — | 366 | 422 | 352 | 306 | 329 | 344 | 732 | 759 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
— | 78 | 108 | 573 | 212 | — | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 353 | 347 | 269 | 211 | 143 | 157 | 167 | 226 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 22 | W 20 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 20 | WSW 18 |
— | 9 | 69 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 125 | 30 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1619 | 2005 | 1876 | 1528 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 227 | 219 | 219 | 110 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 95 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 250 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 162 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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