Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.4° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 8AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
2
0
0
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
3
W
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3098
4084
2758
2479
2191
1847
1340
789
668
862
933
1289
1475
1269
648
548
583
540
455
387
361
349
394
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NW
10
NNE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:25AM2.41m
7:10PM2.60m
7:36AM2.55m
8:09PM2.79m
8:34AM2.72m
8:59PM2.96m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.85m
12:46PM0.78m
1:27AM0.67m
1:54PM0.57m
2:25AM0.44m
2:48PM0.34m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:05
 mm
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
15
14
13
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
11
12
7
7
7
7
5
6
6
7
8
9
8
10
10
10
10
8
8
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