Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.3° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 7AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1623
5896
3336
4658
4929
5511
6340
6761
7680
7469
8003
8801
8115
6795
6050
5122
4405
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:37PM3.09m
11:59AM2.97m
00:12AM3.05m
12:34PM2.93m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.11m
6:09PM0.17m
6:31AM0.17m
6:47PM0.28m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
2
4
5
5
6
6
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