Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 678 | 678 | 1240 | 443 | 956 | 1051 | 996 | 1145 | 1114 | 1083 | 1038 | 889 | 876 | 876 | 733 | 722 | 711 | 615 | 606 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:52PM2.56m | 4:33AM2.41m | 5:17PM2.46m | 5:57AM2.36m | 6:42PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.77m | 10:45AM0.81m | 11:39PM0.84m | 12:10PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 678 | 678 | 1240 | 443 | 956 | 1051 | 996 | 1145 | 1114 | 1083 | 1038 | 889 | 876 | 876 | 733 | 722 | 711 | 615 | 606 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 215 | 297 | 305 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 117 | 113 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 95 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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