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Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Forecast
/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /
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Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 30 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast 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
19.8° C
(Which is 3.4°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 11AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wed 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 615 | 553 | 961 | 1122 | 1285 | 1285 | 1122 | 947 | 1419 | 1537 | 1514 | 1631 | 1332 | 1599 | 1573 | 1431 | 1072 | 802 | 543 | 483 | 504 | 416 | 359 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:15AM 2.39 | 6:36PM 2.57 | 7:17AM 2.49 | 7:34PM 2.66 | 8:20AM 2.64 | 8:34PM 2.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:27PM 0.69 | 1:01AM 0.52 | 1:30PM 0.57 | 2:02AM 0.38 | 2:32PM 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wed 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
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