Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1172 | 1155 | 1026 | 922 | 894 | 745 | 699 | 629 | 598 | 327 | 335 | 293 | 293 | 264 | 264 | 255 | 242 | 238 | 192 | 192 | 312 | 802 | 1131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:43AM2.69m | 9:57PM2.89m | 10:18AM2.81m | 10:30PM3.00m | 10:52AM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.45m | 3:51PM0.34m | 4:10AM0.30m | 4:25PM0.21m | 4:44AM0.19m | 4:58PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 1172 | 1155 | 1026 | 922 | 894 | 745 | 699 | 629 | 598 | 327 | 335 | 243 | 249 | 264 | 264 | 255 | 227 | 181 | 134 | 125 | 312 | 33 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | WSW 20 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 52 | 96 | 95 | 51 | 86 | 86 | 213 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 229 | 204 | 246 | 242 | 238 | 192 | 192 | 127 | 82 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | W 10 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 56 | — | 76 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 86 | 69 | 42 | 73 | 129 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 802 | 1131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 55 | 2 | 7 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 250 | 250 | 249 | 249 | 227 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 110 | 110 |
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