Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 7AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
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 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 408 | 961 | 872 | 653 | 426 | 333 | 350 | 446 | 487 | 1505 | 1575 | 1657 | 1819 | 1819 | 3431 | 3318 | 3574 | 3341 | 3093 | 3135 | 2662 | 2427 | 1924 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:07AM2.84m | 1:31PM2.63m | 1:46AM2.77m | 2:14PM2.57m | 2:30AM2.69m | 3:01PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.50m | 7:28AM0.53m | 7:41PM0.56m | 8:10AM0.55m | 8:25PM0.63m | 8:54AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 292 | 408 | 961 | 872 | 653 | 426 | 333 | 232 | 221 | 443 | 1505 | 1575 | 1657 | 1693 | 1277 | 3431 | 3318 | 3574 | 3341 | 3093 | 3135 | 2662 | 2427 | 1924 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 22 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 72 | 72 | 225 | 243 | 318 | 300 | 350 | 446 | 487 | 610 | 38 | — | 1819 | 1819 | 778 | 640 | 348 | 242 | 172 | 102 | 55 | 33 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 24 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 85 | 100 | 11 | — | — | — | 221 | 794 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | NW 9 | NE 4 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 19 | 967 | 18 | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 231 | 145 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 135 | 2 | 7 | 153 | 215 | 111 | 7 | 111 | 116 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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