Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
2.1
SW
12
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
659
787
1193
3919
4528
4829
3810
3195
3025
2509
930
3267
1929
2322
1466
1566
1566
1324
1169
1024
857
732
904
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
SSW
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:13AM2.55m
4:54PM2.44m
5:17AM2.52m
6:11PM2.49m
6:32AM2.55m
Low Tide
10:08PM0.75m
10:36AM0.65m
11:11PM0.78m
11:43AM0.66m
00:28AM0.75m
1:02PM0.61m
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
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5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
7
7
10
11
10
9
7
6
5
6
10
11
10
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
7
8
8
6
3
2
1
2
7
8
8
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