Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.0° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 9AM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)8ft (2.4m)17s
Afternoon (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (31 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
8
1.2
WSW
14
2.4
W
17
2.4
W
14
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
3
W
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
454
637
3425
2281
2963
3510
3163
4241
4181
3833
3352
2975
2611
2021
1677
1201
997
748
624
495
478
245
483
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
E
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
11:17AM2.84m
11:31PM3.01m
11:51AM2.86m
00:05AM3.02m
12:26PM2.85m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.38m
5:24PM0.29m
5:45AM0.33m
5:59PM0.28m
6:22AM0.31m
6:35PM0.32m
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
12
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
11
12
11
10
10
9
11
13
11
8
6
5
4
5
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
7
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
10
8
4
2
2
1
2
6
8
8
8
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