Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.4° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than 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 4AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111212121211111111111212121313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1281018587889091908710110185878890121172183183183156154151147
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
2.72
11:34AM
2.91
11:55PM
2.80
12:10PM
2.99
12:31AM
2.85
12:46PM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
0.41
5:46PM
0.44
6:03AM
0.34
6:23PM
0.38
6:39AM
0.29
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise---6:18-------6:18-------6:20----
Sunset-------8:43-------8:42-------8:42
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------113331---------
Temp. °C171717171922202119161616161617181818181820232119
Feels °C (?)121313131518161815121212121114151415151416191715
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