Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 1PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 668 | 862 | 907 | 865 | 865 | 757 | 648 | 569 | 550 | 463 | 394 | 303 | 311 | 387 | 452 | 524 | 550 | 608 | 582 | 582 | 525 | 554 | 3118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36AM2.55m | 8:09PM2.79m | 8:34AM2.72m | 8:59PM2.96m | 9:23AM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.67m | 1:54PM0.57m | 2:25AM0.44m | 2:48PM0.34m | 3:14AM0.23m | 3:34PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | W 21 |
| kJ | 300 | 862 | 907 | 865 | 865 | 757 | 648 | 569 | 550 | 463 | 394 | 303 | 311 | 387 | 452 | 524 | 550 | 230 | 582 | 582 | 525 | 554 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | W 20 |
| kJ | 668 | 218 | 127 | 103 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 37 | 34 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 127 | 190 | 186 | 165 | 113 | 413 | 315 | 363 | 225 | 388 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | — | W 10 | W 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 26 | NW 8 | W 23 | WSW 13 | W 21 | — |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 11 | — | 253 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 36 | — | 29 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 43 | 102 | 233 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 11 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 26 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 608 | — | — | 91 | 166 | 3118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 116 | 121 | 110 | 195 | 111 | 112 |
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