Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 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
20.7° 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 7PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (03 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (03 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
W
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)117761111111111111818181716161616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7253054143281131281261232982581321522516399535547540534494462573478366366
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08AM
3.08
11:28PM
2.96
11:46AM
3.10
12:05AM
2.98
12:21PM
3.06
12:40AM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
0.14
5:37AM
0.11
5:59PM
0.09
6:14AM
0.11
6:36PM
0.11
6:50AM
0.19
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset---7:58-------7:57-------7:55----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131515161413121113161616151514131517181716151413
Feels °C (?)677988879111112121312121515161514141413
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