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Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 366 | 400 | 205 | 269 | 538 | 624 | 547 | 623 | 594 | 576 | 585 | 677 | 560 | 536 | 2765 | 3017 | 2880 | 1207 | 1518 | 1254 | 1051 | 1129 | 645 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:48AM 2.65 | 3:12PM 2.76 | 3:42AM 2.51 | 4:06PM 2.60 | 4:36AM 2.39 | 5:02PM 2.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:56AM 0.51 | 9:35PM 0.57 | 9:50AM 0.66 | 10:28PM 0.67 | 10:46AM 0.77 | 11:22PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
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