Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 187 | 175 | 188 | 201 | 696 | 952 | 1014 | 1224 | 1055 | 1178 | 975 | 833 | 924 | 660 | 660 | 557 | 715 | 1096 | 1109 | 1255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:51AM2.44m | 9:02PM2.63m | 9:35AM2.62m | 9:43PM2.78m | 10:15AM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.49m | 3:23AM0.32m | 3:42PM0.31m | 4:02AM0.15m | 4:22PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 244 | 187 | 173 | 129 | 86 | 696 | 952 | 1014 | 1224 | 1055 | 1178 | 975 | 833 | 924 | 660 | 660 | 557 | 715 | 1096 | 1109 | 1255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 20 | W 19 | SW 6 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 175 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 169 | 46 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 194 | 273 | 19 | 167 | 227 | 300 | 230 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | W 22 | WSW 21 | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 61 | 59 | 188 | 201 | — | — | — | 36 | 144 | — | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 24 | 30 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 153 | 301 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 250 | 249 | 253 | 206 | 193 |
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