Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 6PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1775 | 1504 | 1921 | 974 | 1974 | 2538 | 2358 | 5119 | 4703 | 4467 | 5446 | 5882 | 5167 | 4649 | 4272 | 4007 | 3659 | 3369 | 3283 | 2976 | 2691 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:52AM2.18m | 7:21PM2.36m | 7:47AM2.32m | 8:07PM2.53m | 8:33AM2.49m | 8:46PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.86m | 1:44AM0.77m | 2:01PM0.66m | 2:26AM0.55m | 2:42PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1775 | 1504 | — | — | 106 | 894 | 1068 | 1324 | — | — | — | 4486 | 5167 | 4649 | 4272 | 4007 | 3659 | 3369 | 3283 | 2976 | 2691 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1921 | 974 | 1974 | 2538 | 2358 | 5119 | 4703 | 4467 | 5446 | 5882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 249 | 294 | 288 | 227 | 95 | 250 | 250 | 95 | 139 | 170 | 148 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 179 | 224 | 139 |
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