Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 151 | 180 | 157 | 182 | 487 | 942 | 794 | 640 | 459 | 372 | 350 | 446 | 646 | 1830 | 2462 | 3591 | 3615 | 3374 | 5418 | 4869 | 4541 | 4528 | 4239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:52PM2.69m | 1:07AM2.84m | 1:31PM2.63m | 1:46AM2.77m | 2:14PM2.57m | 2:30AM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.52m | 7:00PM0.50m | 7:28AM0.53m | 7:41PM0.56m | 8:10AM0.55m | 8:25PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 89 | 151 | 180 | 157 | 182 | 487 | 942 | 794 | 640 | 459 | 372 | 263 | 314 | 646 | 1830 | 1977 | 3591 | 3615 | 3374 | 5418 | 4869 | 4541 | 4528 | 4239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NNW 5 | W 18 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | — | W 22 | — | W 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 52 | 72 | 72 | 225 | 243 | 318 | 300 | 350 | 124 | 308 | — | 38 | — | 465 | 951 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 18 | — | W 18 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 16 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | — | 24 | 53 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 85 | 446 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 2462 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 227 | 231 | 249 | 204 | 95 | 55 | 110 | 110 | 116 | 7 | 7 | 153 | 221 | 135 | 111 | 111 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 2 |
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