Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.0° C
 (Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (08 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (08 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212126777711107121213131312121212121215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)180180561655239440552400215551520162710843312317317325703680605560475983
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
2.77
2:39PM
2.86
3:04AM
2.63
3:22PM
2.68
3:48AM
2.49
4:07PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
0.40
9:01PM
0.44
9:14AM
0.55
9:44PM
0.56
10:01AM
0.71
10:29PM
0.67
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset-----8:45-------8:45-------8:45--
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181718201919181717181920201919191918202020201919
Feels °C (?)161415171515151515161718171719191818202019202020
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest