Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 4PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2593 | 1163 | 4704 | 4471 | 4193 | 3200 | 3151 | 3293 | 3594 | 3826 | 4066 | 4237 | 4237 | 3919 | 3731 | 3887 | 3943 | 3857 | 3937 | 3937 | 3619 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:55PM2.54m | 3:28AM2.45m | 4:16PM2.42m | 4:58AM2.37m | 5:54PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.63m | 9:22PM0.79m | 9:48AM0.80m | 10:41PM0.90m | 11:16AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | W 16 | W 11 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1074 | 1163 | — | 4471 | 1465 | 3200 | 3151 | 3293 | 3594 | 3826 | 4066 | 4237 | 4237 | 3919 | 3731 | 3887 | 3943 | 3857 | 3937 | 3937 | 3619 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 906 | 871 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 8 | W 16 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2593 | 772 | 4704 | — | 4193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 250 | 250 | 111 | 129 | 110 | 124 | 139 | 193 | 240 | 297 | 289 | 227 | 250 | 250 | 55 | 227 | 227 | 292 | 201 | 110 |
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