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Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Forecast
/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /
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Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 27 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.4° C
(Which is 3.3°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 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 87 | 87 | 107 | 127 | 112 | 127 | 134 | 168 | 245 | 297 | 273 | 273 | 245 | 257 | 225 | 194 | 166 | 619 | 370 | 447 | 631 | 631 | 631 | 560 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:43PM 2.52 | 4:19AM 2.34 | 4:41PM 2.48 | 5:17AM 2.34 | 5:39PM 2.50 | 6:15AM 2.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:31AM 0.77 | 10:09PM 0.78 | 10:28AM 0.79 | 11:04PM 0.73 | 11:27AM 0.76 | 12:01AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
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