Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 4AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 515 | 524 | 550 | 478 | 515 | 515 | 476 | 554 | 3460 | 1261 | 3576 | 6204 | 6567 | 6863 | 7164 | 7866 | 8597 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:59PM2.96m | 9:23AM2.87m | 9:44PM3.08m | 10:07AM2.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.23m | 3:34PM0.16m | 3:57AM0.09m | 4:16PM0.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 21 | WSW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 515 | 524 | 550 | 478 | 515 | 515 | 476 | 270 | 223 | 519 | 3576 | 6204 | 6567 | 5728 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 190 | 186 | 165 | 230 | 413 | 315 | 363 | 554 | 388 | 1261 | 949 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 15 | WNW 7 | W 23 | WSW 13 | W 22 | WSW 10 | WSW 20 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 113 | 5 | 43 | 102 | 236 | 71 | 640 | 1237 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | — | NW 8 | — | WNW 5 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 62 | 3460 | — | — | — | — | 6863 | 7164 | 7866 | 8597 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 122 | 124 | 116 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 95 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 110 | 112 | 110 | 121 |
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