Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
16.2°C
2.0° 

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 (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 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat 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).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3281
3331
2291
3068
2431
1667
1033
1027
553
743
454
392
336
336
341
347
365
466
496
304
247
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
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
cross-off
High Tide
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
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:31
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7:37
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7:38
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Temp °C
11
14
14
12
9
7
6
7
10
13
15
13
12
10
9
8
10
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
8
7
6
4
3
2
2
5
7
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
9
10
10
9
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