Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 796 | 786 | 776 | 1292 | 1467 | 706 | 602 | 594 | 678 | 678 | 1099 | 495 | 353 | 941 | 1010 | 970 | 943 | 930 | 879 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46PM2.73m | 3:15AM2.57m | 3:52PM2.56m | 4:33AM2.41m | 5:17PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.61m | 9:34AM0.65m | 10:20PM0.77m | 10:45AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 796 | 786 | 776 | 688 | 679 | 706 | 602 | 594 | 678 | 678 | 1099 | 495 | 353 | 941 | 1010 | 970 | 943 | 930 | 879 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | 293 | 301 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 108 | 81 | 99 | 1292 | 1467 | 112 | 112 | 120 | 123 | 93 | — | — | 4 | 18 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 197 | 250 | 250 | 240 | 139 | 139 | 196 | 162 | 95 | 55 | 48 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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