
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2756 | 2317 | 2509 | 1945 | 1952 | 2861 | 2322 | 1466 | 1566 | 1566 | 1261 | 1169 | 1081 | 857 | 732 | 904 | 1466 | 1466 | 1447 | 1447 | 1429 | 1245 | 1198 | 962 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:17AM2.52m | 6:11PM2.49m | 6:32AM2.55m | 7:29PM2.64m | 7:49AM2.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.78m | 11:43AM0.66m | 00:28AM0.75m | 1:02PM0.61m | 1:44AM0.62m | 2:13PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 19 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
2756 | 2317 | 481 | 1945 | 1952 | 2861 | 2322 | 1466 | 1566 | 1566 | 1261 | 1169 | 1081 | 857 | 732 | 904 | 1466 | 1466 | 1447 | 1447 | 1429 | 1245 | 1198 | 962 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | — | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | — | W 22 | SSW 6 | WSW 20 | W 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
196 | 497 | 848 | 653 | — | 44 | — | 61 | — | 36 | 22 | 77 | 194 | 337 | 510 | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2509 | 102 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 276 | 163 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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