Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 3AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2102 | 1249 | 940 | 785 | 504 | 417 | 771 | 874 | 809 | 828 | 754 | 692 | 612 | 789 | 1093 | 3324 | 3868 | 4098 | 4196 | 4135 | 4327 | 4739 | 6081 | 6506 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:48PM3.04m | 12:13PM3.11m | 00:32AM3.01m | 12:57PM3.07m | 1:19AM2.90m | 1:46PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.00m | 6:28PM0.10m | 6:49AM0.09m | 7:15PM0.22m | 7:37AM0.24m | 8:09PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 142 | 940 | 785 | 504 | 417 | 170 | — | 168 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 261 | — | 494 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 73 | 342 | 300 | 276 | 201 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 110 | 147 | 187 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2102 | 1249 | — | — | — | 259 | 771 | 874 | 809 | 828 | 754 | 692 | 612 | 789 | 1093 | 3324 | 3868 | 4098 | 4196 | 4135 | 4327 | 4739 | 6081 | 6506 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 121 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 250 | 227 | 121 | 121 | 129 | 224 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 193 | 206 | 291 | 250 | 291 | 291 |
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