Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 8AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2666 | 2215 | 1838 | 1668 | 1326 | 1137 | 1011 | 722 | 618 | 558 | 377 | 302 | 261 | 212 | 192 | 195 | 195 | 208 | 236 | 198 | 143 | 96 | 127 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:18AM2.58m | 3:51PM2.65m | 4:31AM2.46m | 5:05PM2.55m | 5:41AM2.40m | 6:18PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.60m | 10:15PM0.67m | 10:38AM0.73m | 11:25PM0.72m | 11:52AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2666 | 2215 | 1838 | 1668 | 1326 | 1137 | 1011 | 722 | 618 | 558 | 377 | 302 | 261 | 212 | 192 | 195 | 195 | 208 | 236 | 198 | 143 | 96 | 94 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 11 | NW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 15 | 18 | 81 | 11 | 135 | 135 | 13 | 8 | 44 | 121 | 86 | 127 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | W 18 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 35 | — | 21 | 19 | — | 6 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NW 6 | N 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | 22 | 18 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 221 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 250 | 61 | 227 | 227 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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