Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 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
18.0° 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 11PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
3 PM
6 PM
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.6
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
321
280
278
284
408
610
1082
1245
1237
1187
1534
1178
950
936
781
679
569
433
419
353
347
294
289
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
6:29PM2.40m
7:01AM2.56m
7:30PM2.48m
7:53AM2.63m
8:20PM2.60m
8:37AM2.70m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.70m
00:45AM0.70m
1:19PM0.58m
1:43AM0.57m
2:08PM0.44m
2:30AM0.44m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:39
5:37
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
14
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
16
14
13
13
12
12
11
13
14
15
15
15
13
13
12
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.7
SW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
298
321
280
278
278
164
381
271
1245
1237
1187
1534
1178
950
936
781
679
569
433
419
353
347
294
289
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
7
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
17
1
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
24
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
20
Energy kJ
44
7
7
206
315
610
1082
187
146
119
40
6
6
11
51
51
91
91
140
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
12
0.1
W
26
0.1
W
25
0.2
W
24
0.2
W
23
0.3
WSW
16
0.1
W
16
0.3
WSW
15
Energy kJ
3
106
318
161
13
13
44
40
51
5
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
7
1
SW
7
1.2
SW
6
1.6
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
Energy kJ
69
102
99
284
408
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
195
179
101
95
55
55
2
55
162
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
101
2
0
0
0
0
0
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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