Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 9PM is: 5.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8385 | 13476 | 12075 | 9531 | 7190 | 5614 | 4682 | 3496 | 3009 | 2318 | 2137 | 1913 | 1817 | 1641 | 1568 | 1408 | 1295 | 1157 | 980 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41PM2.38m | 8:00AM2.34m | 8:29PM2.52m | 8:48AM2.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.87m | 1:57AM0.90m | 2:16PM0.77m | 2:43AM0.78m | 3:01PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6155 | 5614 | 4682 | 3496 | 3009 | 2318 | 2137 | 1913 | 1817 | 1641 | 1568 | 1408 | 1295 | 1157 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8385 | 13476 | 12075 | 9531 | 7190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 250 | 179 | 95 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
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