- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Forecast
/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (01 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | |
147 | 141 | 95 | 95 | 100 | 152 | 109 | 137 | 111 | 186 | 207 | 216 | 211 | 213 | 160 | 181 | 178 | 198 | 254 | 380 | 237 | 280 | 198 | 231 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:58PM2.87m | 11:17AM2.70m | 11:32PM2.85m | 11:53AM2.67m | 00:09AM2.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.41m | 5:11AM0.52m | 5:27PM0.46m | 5:47AM0.57m | 6:03PM0.51m | 6:26AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  |  | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 147 | 141 | 95 | 95 | 100 | 152 | 109 | 137 | 111 | 186 | 207 | 216 | 211 | 213 | 160 | 153 | 133 | 91 | 254 | 380 | 237 | 280 | 198 | 231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 30 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 30 | 41 | 74 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 76 | 181 | 178 | 198 | 54 | 4 | 19 | 51 | 17 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 21 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 57 | 56 | 6 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 43 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 50 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 219 | 200 | 198 | 204 | 228 | 179 | 7 | 95 | 104 | 7 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 110 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest