Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 615 | 491 | 484 | 484 | 408 | 497 | 233 | 760 | 295 | 228 | 168 | 129 | 316 | 487 | 577 | 692 | 711 | 936 | 865 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:14PM2.43m | 3:36AM2.41m | 4:08PM2.31m | 4:37AM2.28m | 5:20PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.79m | 9:56AM0.75m | 10:27PM0.93m | 10:54AM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 615 | 491 | 484 | 484 | 408 | 497 | 233 | 51 | 83 | 94 | 94 | 129 | 316 | 487 | 577 | 692 | 711 | 936 | 865 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 49 | 56 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 116 | 760 | 295 | 228 | 168 | 111 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 279 | 139 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 55 | 226 |
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