Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 20 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 847 | 735 | 581 | 504 | 451 | 240 | 483 | 483 | 206 | 628 | 3161 | 3812 | 4041 | 4372 | 4606 | 4788 | 4938 | 5352 | 5848 | 1229 | 1068 | 1358 | 2479 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:05AM3.02m | 12:26PM2.85m | 00:39AM2.98m | 1:02PM2.81m | 1:15AM2.90m | 1:41PM2.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.31m | 6:35PM0.32m | 6:59AM0.33m | 7:13PM0.40m | 7:38AM0.39m | 7:55PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | W 19 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 847 | 735 | 581 | 504 | 451 | 240 | 483 | 483 | 204 | 403 | 713 | — | 1081 | — | — | — | 1334 | — | 940 | 1096 | 970 | 600 | 2479 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 167 | 64 | 108 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 929 | 1068 | 1358 | 845 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | N 6 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 1 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 188 | 628 | 3161 | 3812 | 4041 | 4372 | 4606 | 4788 | 4938 | 5352 | 5848 | 1229 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 55 | 0 | 95 | 179 | 179 | 244 | 249 | 251 | 236 | 224 | 240 | 240 | 224 | 95 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 0 |
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