Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1710 | 965 | 1127 | 1089 | 1461 | 3160 | 3546 | 3393 | 2291 | 3160 | 2637 | 1937 | 1496 | 1064 | 882 | 794 | 808 | 980 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38PM2.73m | 1:56AM2.54m | 2:16PM2.59m | 2:39AM2.38m | 3:03PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.61m | 8:12AM0.58m | 8:39PM0.77m | 8:54AM0.75m | 9:30PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 482 | 965 | 1127 | 1089 | 1461 | 3160 | 3546 | 3393 | 2291 | 3160 | 2637 | 1937 | 1496 | 1064 | 882 | 794 | 518 | 311 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 254 | — | — | 453 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 1710 | 250 | 250 | 375 | — | — | — | — | 463 | — | — | — | 59 | 50 | — | — | 808 | 980 | 122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 111 | 110 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 146 | 110 | 110 | 146 | 139 | 137 | 0 | 48 | 145 | 139 | 121 | 55 |
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