
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
700 | 606 | 606 | 491 | 454 | 498 | 196 | 136 | 196 | 438 | 1186 | 1363 | 1230 | 969 | 646 | 443 | 371 | 589 | 505 | 478 | 431 | 545 | 545 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:48AM2.93m | 2:17PM2.66m | 2:40AM2.75m | 3:09PM2.52m | 3:34AM2.58m | 4:04PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.42m | 8:25PM0.51m | 9:01AM0.54m | 9:19PM0.66m | 9:53AM0.64m | 10:16PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
700 | 606 | 606 | 491 | 454 | 498 | 89 | 136 | 196 | 160 | 240 | 1363 | 1230 | 969 | 646 | 443 | 371 | 327 | 251 | 241 | 196 | 545 | 545 | 508 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 75 | 196 | 117 | 107 | — | — | 235 | 227 | 206 | 469 | 193 | 230 | 589 | 505 | 478 | 431 | 103 | 101 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | 198 | 193 | — | — | — | 163 | 163 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | 109 | 167 | 438 | 1186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 114 | 121 | 110 | 110 | 124 | 163 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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