Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 2PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1393 | 1198 | 949 | 911 | 789 | 651 | 459 | 347 | 253 | 249 | 459 | 999 | 1963 | 2216 | 1629 | 1871 | 1111 | 1131 | 829 | 599 | 513 | 592 | 705 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:53AM2.96m | 11:06PM3.01m | 11:33AM3.07m | 11:48PM3.04m | 12:13PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM0.03m | 5:03PM0.07m | 5:22AM-0.02m | 5:44PM0.05m | 6:04AM0.00m | 6:28PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 15 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1393 | 1198 | 949 | 911 | 789 | 651 | 459 | 347 | 253 | 249 | 246 | 236 | 1963 | 2216 | 1629 | 71 | 606 | 349 | 829 | 235 | 197 | 173 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | W 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | — | — | 7 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 91 | 89 | 51 | — | — | — | 42 | 110 | 452 | 300 | 201 | 201 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 31 | — | 91 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | 181 | — | 178 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 4 | — | SW 6 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 159 | 236 | 459 | 999 | 21 | — | 131 | 1871 | 1111 | 1131 | — | 599 | 513 | 592 | 705 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 55 | 227 | 253 | 250 | 179 | 116 | 143 | 143 | 320 | 111 | 294 | 335 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 95 | 55 | 110 | 121 | 195 | 250 | 250 |
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