Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 654 | 696 | 573 | 660 | 651 | 549 | 504 | 408 | 396 | 326 | 242 | 248 | 230 | 222 | 307 | 216 | 269 | 201 | 259 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22PM2.82m | 8:46AM2.76m | 9:14PM3.02m | 9:39AM2.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM0.57m | 2:37AM0.47m | 3:02PM0.35m | 3:29AM0.27m | 3:51PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 654 | 696 | 573 | 660 | 651 | 549 | 504 | 408 | 396 | 326 | 242 | 238 | 183 | 136 | 307 | 216 | 269 | 201 | 259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 2 | 108 | 102 | 75 | 59 | 57 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 248 | 230 | 222 | 55 | 35 | 14 | 50 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | SW 8 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 78 | 140 | 128 | 186 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 149 | 134 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 111 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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