Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
15.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 2AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (26 Jun)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2598
3961
3811
3296
3478
3853
4137
3959
3459
2738
2457
1888
1498
1430
1250
1162
1077
1129
1129
966
1030
1093
1344
1327
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:18PM2.38m
7:35AM2.38m
8:09PM2.49m
8:25AM2.45m
8:52PM2.61m
9:09AM2.54m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.75m
1:31AM0.82m
1:52PM0.69m
2:22AM0.75m
2:39PM0.62m
3:04AM0.68m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
1
4
6
2
5
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
13
15
14
12
12
12
12
13
15
Feels °C
13
9
9
6
5
3
3
3
3
4
7
7
9
8
9
11
13
12
10
10
10
10
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
Energy kJ
2598
3961
3811
3296
3478
2423
2519
2081
1694
2457
1888
1498
1430
1250
1162
1077
1129
1129
966
1030
1093
1344
1327
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
8
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
Energy kJ
42
92
93
208
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
3853
4137
3959
3459
2738
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
2
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
55
110
0
135
143
147
197
110
110
110
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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