Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 7AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1499 | 845 | 708 | 966 | 1192 | 2606 | 10208 | 13663 | 12035 | 9156 | 7190 | 5915 | 4682 | 3731 | 3009 | 2506 | 2137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:41PM2.28m | 7:02AM2.25m | 7:41PM2.38m | 8:00AM2.34m | 8:29PM2.52m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.99m | 1:21PM0.87m | 1:57AM0.90m | 2:16PM0.77m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1499 | 181 | 186 | 644 | — | — | — | — | — | 7711 | 7190 | 5915 | 4682 | 3731 | 3009 | 2506 | 2137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 63 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1325 | 845 | 708 | 966 | 1192 | 2606 | 10208 | 13663 | 12035 | 9156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 195 | 137 | 114 | 249 | 258 | 258 | 172 | 110 | 95 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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