Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 06 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
14.1° C
(Which is 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 2PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

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Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)14141414139131313141414141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)24712352256031204401186344404397452445624835847786708862444638943196248720351693132611881060903
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
0
SE
5
SSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06AM
2.64
9:21PM
2.89
9:46AM
2.83
10:00PM
3.07
10:24AM
2.99
10:38PM
3.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15PM
0.32
3:37AM
0.23
3:54PM
0.12
4:15AM
0.04
4:32PM
-0.02
4:54AM
-0.08
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Sunrise6:35-------6:33-------6:31-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:04-------6:05----
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
631------111------------
Temp. °C1212121211111212121213121112111110131412111087
Feels °C (?)88642344446666776912109765
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Raglan and West Waikato

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Raglan-Whale Bay (fresh winds from the SSW at Port Taharoa Automatic Weather Station 39 km from Raglan-Whale Bay). A 2.4m groundswell from the WSW

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39 km away, 1 h 29 min ago

35 km/h
SSW
0.0
14.1
Air / Water (°C)
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