Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C

Normal for this time of year

Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (22 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 10PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)--
Afternoon (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (22 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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)
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
389
630
638
638
621
578
569
653
662
702
585
577
494
487
367
294
290
286
307
314
459
780
3560
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ESE
15
SSW
45
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:04PM2.40m
4:31AM2.45m
5:03PM2.32m
5:32AM2.36m
6:13PM2.31m
6:37AM2.34m
Low Tide
10:16PM0.78m
10:49AM0.72m
11:18PM0.85m
11:52AM0.76m
00:27AM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
5
10
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
15
13
12
12
13
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
Feels °C
14
13
11
9
8
8
7
10
13
10
9
9
9
9
7
11
11
11
10
9
8
9
10
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
NW
8
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
88
389
630
638
638
621
578
569
653
662
702
585
577
494
487
367
294
290
142
307
314
226
780
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
0.9
SW
7
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
394
79
76
74
52
54
34
33
22
21
11
11
11
4
5
8
17
63
286
286
294
459
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.6
WSW
14
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
13
0.7
W
11
Energy kJ
103
103
163
5
4
3
118
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
3.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2
5
2
1
3
3
8
20
23
34
11
13
14
7
5
2
3560
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
7
0
0
2
7
196
196
197
201
201
196
196
7
7
2
2
110
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
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