Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 Feb 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 6PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (22 Feb)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (22 Feb)6ft (1.9m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414131313131212121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1683183516801517151716011653165316291493138411701028871715616527483518449231309265230
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
2.95
2:41AM
2.80
3:00PM
2.77
3:31AM
2.65
3:57PM
2.58
4:37AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
0.30
8:37PM
0.31
8:59AM
0.48
9:23PM
0.49
9:55AM
0.67
10:19PM
0.69
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58
Sunset---8:10-------8:08-------8:07----
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171918181816151416181918161615151718191818171717
Feels °C (?)141514161612121216171817151614141616171718181716
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