Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)111313121212121414141313151414141413131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1052012422202102261991492265045555951028911789767622482402331269238181133
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
2.89
12:57PM
2.79
1:15AM
2.81
1:30PM
2.66
1:49AM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
0.19
6:55AM
0.35
7:13PM
0.31
7:30AM
0.49
7:47PM
0.45
8:07AM
0.65
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------7:37-------7:37-------7:39-
Sunset-7:10-------7:08-------7:07------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C191817161515151920181616151616182018171716161817
Feels °C (?)191716151313131717151415131313141614131312131413
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