Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
167 | 265 | 564 | 488 | 540 | 561 | 677 | 803 | 783 | 1297 | 1165 | 898 | 886 | 805 | 894 | 1091 | 1592 | 2061 | 2189 | 2335 | 2308 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM3.02m | 10:47PM3.24m | 11:09AM3.06m | 11:29PM3.22m | 11:50AM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.05m | 5:01AM0.05m | 5:19PM0.03m | 5:44AM0.05m | 5:59PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
167 | 204 | 564 | 488 | 390 | 344 | 677 | 803 | 783 | 1297 | 1165 | 898 | 886 | 805 | 894 | 1091 | 1592 | 2061 | 2189 | 2335 | 2308 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | WSW 8 | — |
163 | 265 | 419 | 452 | 540 | 561 | 269 | 202 | 204 | 190 | — | 165 | 167 | 83 | 145 | 131 | 109 | — | — | 231 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
106 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 304 | 162 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 91 | 173 | 329 | 464 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
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