Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 10AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1461 | 3160 | 3247 | 3331 | 2291 | 3068 | 2431 | 1735 | 1450 | 731 | 553 | 794 | 913 | 928 | 336 | 285 | 341 | 341 | 365 | 504 | 563 | 597 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56AM2.54m | 2:16PM2.59m | 2:39AM2.38m | 3:03PM2.44m | 3:36AM2.23m | 4:03PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.58m | 8:39PM0.77m | 8:54AM0.75m | 9:30PM0.90m | 9:46AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1461 | 3160 | 3247 | 3331 | 2291 | 3068 | 2431 | 1735 | 1450 | 731 | 553 | 794 | 368 | 311 | 336 | 285 | 341 | 341 | 365 | 504 | 7 | 187 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | W 20 | W 19 |
| kJ | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 21 | 11 | 28 | — | — | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 337 | — | — | 50 | 50 | 137 | 121 | — | 913 | 928 | 182 | 146 | 67 | 38 | — | — | 563 | 597 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 193 | 162 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 179 | 139 | 55 |
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