Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay

Issued: 5 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 12PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jun)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (09 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
4
7
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3266
3933
2664
6846
6124
5743
5070
4724
4136
3514
3022
2460
2508
2261
1797
1556
1355
1206
1017
892
879
765
577
1278
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
40
SW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
4:03AM2.48m
4:38PM2.35m
4:58AM2.50m
5:37PM2.40m
5:56AM2.55m
6:43PM2.51m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.68m
10:50PM0.76m
11:22AM0.62m
11:51PM0.70m
12:23PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
14
13
11
10
11
10
9
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
5
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
5
7
7
9
10
9
8
7
7
9
9
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1913
2664
6846
6124
5743
5070
4724
4136
3514
3022
2460
2508
2261
1797
1556
1355
1206
1017
892
879
765
577
1278
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
0.2
W
20
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
Energy kJ
2335
2974
30
225
322
376
554
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
3266
3933
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
9
5
7
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
240
55
2
55
55
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
55
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
7
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