Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 577 | 692 | 850 | 837 | 769 | 659 | 585 | 540 | 230 | 172 | 322 | 858 | 1189 | 589 | 1198 | 1521 | 3184 | 6870 | 10936 | 12790 | 11079 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:20PM2.24m | 5:51AM2.22m | 6:41PM2.28m | 7:02AM2.25m | 7:41PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.87m | 11:38PM1.01m | 12:10PM0.91m | 00:57AM0.99m | 1:21PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 577 | 692 | 850 | 837 | 769 | 659 | 585 | 540 | 230 | 172 | 322 | 186 | 1189 | 348 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 47 | 95 | — | 25 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 41 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 62 | 63 | 284 | 858 | — | 589 | 1198 | 1521 | 3184 | 6870 | 10936 | 12790 | 11079 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 227 | 2 | 55 | 219 | 221 | 110 | 265 | 227 | 226 | 227 | 169 | 169 | 111 | 111 | 249 | 289 | 291 | 258 | 124 |
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