Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 8PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1027 | 1368 | 1920 | 2498 | 2756 | 2716 | 2678 | 2842 | 2583 | 2108 | 2108 | 2147 | 2226 | 2999 | 2817 | 2938 | 2667 | 4060 | 3334 | 2998 | 2679 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:22AM2.95m | 11:34PM3.06m | 11:57AM3.03m | 00:10AM3.09m | 12:33PM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.05m | 5:49AM-0.01m | 6:06PM0.04m | 6:27AM0.00m | 6:45PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 77 | 124 | — | — | 408 | 300 | 448 | 432 | 437 | — | — | 2446 | 2679 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 1027 | 1368 | 1920 | 2498 | 2756 | 2716 | 2678 | 2842 | 2583 | 2108 | 2108 | 2147 | 2226 | 2999 | 2817 | 2938 | 2667 | 4060 | 3334 | 2998 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 224 | 249 | 116 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 121 | 193 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 224 | 236 | 240 | 240 | 251 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 |
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