Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 5AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1786 | 2378 | 2408 | 5618 | 4840 | 4711 | 5733 | 5882 | 5592 | 4649 | 4272 | 4007 | 3750 | 3369 | 3371 | 3062 | 2691 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:21PM2.36m | 7:47AM2.32m | 8:07PM2.53m | 8:33AM2.49m | 8:46PM2.69m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.77m | 2:01PM0.66m | 2:26AM0.55m | 2:42PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4486 | 5592 | 4649 | 4272 | 4007 | 3750 | 3369 | 2830 | 3062 | 2691 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 1786 | 2378 | 2408 | 5618 | 4840 | 4711 | 5733 | 5882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3371 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 95 | 250 | 250 | 251 | 139 | 170 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 179 | 227 | 139 |
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