Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.9° 

Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 3AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (01 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3820
3366
3120
2666
2215
1838
1668
1326
1137
908
722
618
510
440
330
257
212
192
195
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:43PM2.80m
3:18AM2.58m
3:51PM2.65m
4:31AM2.46m
5:05PM2.55m
Low Tide
9:09PM0.55m
9:29AM0.60m
10:15PM0.67m
10:38AM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
10
9
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
16
18
18
18
15
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
8
7
10
11
12
14
12
10
10
10
13
15
14
15
12
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