Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 6PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2005 | 2060 | 1823 | 1653 | 756 | 622 | 1366 | 1510 | 1619 | 2021 | 887 | 1676 | 463 | 1461 | 765 | 970 | 1183 | 1372 | 1929 | 2294 | 2000 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:12AM2.66m | 9:23PM2.85m | 9:48AM2.82m | 9:58PM2.98m | 10:22AM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.28m | 3:38AM0.18m | 3:54PM0.14m | 4:13AM0.05m | 4:30PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 24 | — | — | W 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 2005 | 886 | 678 | 668 | 756 | 622 | 514 | 499 | 491 | — | 312 | 292 | 365 | 210 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 24 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 22 |
| kJ | 160 | — | — | — | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 2060 | 1823 | 1653 | 185 | 154 | 1366 | 1510 | 1619 | 2021 | 887 | 1676 | 463 | 1461 | 765 | 970 | 1183 | 1372 | 1929 | 2294 | 2000 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 184 | 236 | 236 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 121 | 137 | 137 | 179 | 179 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 249 | 250 | 114 |
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