Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 8AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2010
1956
2089
2060
1906
1653
756
622
634
1510
1619
1872
1989
727
511
717
994
1201
1271
1468
2170
2210
2040
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:12AM2.66m
9:23PM2.85m
9:48AM2.82m
9:58PM2.98m
10:22AM2.95m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.35m
3:19PM0.28m
3:38AM0.18m
3:54PM0.14m
4:13AM0.05m
4:30PM0.05m
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:03
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7:03
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6:19
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6:20
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7:21
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 mm
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1
1
1
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1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
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2
1
Temp °C
11
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
7
5
7
8
8
7
8
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
5
5
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