Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
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 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 515 | 515 | 496 | 554 | 1968 | 1261 | 3144 | 5430 | 5909 | 5728 | 7326 | 7468 | 7776 | 8823 | 10292 | 3919 | 8764 | 8654 | 9096 | 8917 | 8483 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:23AM2.87m | 9:44PM3.08m | 10:07AM2.98m | 10:25PM3.13m | 10:46AM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.16m | 3:57AM0.09m | 4:16PM0.06m | 4:38AM0.02m | 4:55PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 515 | 515 | 496 | 458 | 1968 | 1261 | 3144 | 5430 | 5909 | 5728 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 413 | 315 | 363 | 554 | 223 | 640 | 949 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 23 | WSW 13 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 43 | 102 | 236 | 388 | 761 | 1237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 408 | — | — | — | — | 7326 | 7468 | 7776 | 8823 | 10292 | 3919 | 8764 | 8654 | 9096 | 8917 | 8483 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 112 | 114 | 112 | 95 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 110 | 116 | 112 | 179 | 137 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 110 | 121 | 131 |
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