Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 9PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)--
Afternoon (04 Jun)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (04 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.1
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
249
376
445
614
696
627
651
913
1032
1139
906
731
424
431
506
602
603
533
331
432
679
941
1289
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:31PM2.61m
00:48AM2.74m
1:13PM2.53m
1:31AM2.66m
2:00PM2.45m
2:18AM2.58m
Low Tide
6:41PM0.58m
7:08AM0.68m
7:22PM0.65m
7:54AM0.72m
8:08PM0.71m
8:43AM0.74m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
5
5
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
12
13
13
12
12
11
13
13
12
10
9
8
8
7
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
WNW
9
0.8
NW
10
1.8
WNW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
136
249
376
445
614
696
627
651
913
1032
1139
906
731
424
431
115
602
125
164
154
110
136
55
133
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
17
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
66
46
45
42
42
21
70
45
69
68
66
65
64
266
237
42
36
22
34
64
61
59
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
Energy kJ
5
21
42
65
61
29
28
34
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.1
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
Energy kJ
1
506
603
533
331
432
679
941
1289
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
Distance (km)
116
110
110
110
90
111
111
227
179
219
227
135
110
110
111
135
111
111
111
110
111
110
95
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
2
3
2
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
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