Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 4PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
14
1.6
WSW
15
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2593
1163
4704
4471
4193
3200
3151
3293
3594
3826
4066
4237
4237
3919
3731
3887
3943
3857
3937
3937
3619
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:55PM2.54m
3:28AM2.45m
4:16PM2.42m
4:58AM2.37m
5:54PM2.44m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.63m
9:22PM0.79m
9:48AM0.80m
10:41PM0.90m
11:16AM0.88m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
10
9
8
8
7
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
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