Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 10PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 690 | 545 | 491 | 623 | 749 | 1351 | 4075 | 5134 | 4829 | 3913 | 3673 | 3025 | 2763 | 2201 | 3417 | 2737 | 2322 | 1772 | 1566 | 1566 | 1261 | 1169 | 1024 | 857 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:52PM2.46m | 4:13AM2.55m | 4:54PM2.44m | 5:17AM2.52m | 6:11PM2.49m | 6:32AM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.75m | 10:36AM0.65m | 11:11PM0.78m | 11:43AM0.66m | 00:28AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 690 | 545 | 491 | 623 | 749 | 778 | 2887 | 3035 | 91 | 144 | 196 | 497 | 481 | 653 | 3417 | 2737 | 2322 | 1772 | 1566 | 1566 | 1261 | 1169 | 1024 | 857 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SSW 6 | WSW 20 | W 20 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 30 | 74 | 165 | 227 | 318 | — | — | — | 142 | 36 | 369 | 608 | 848 | 768 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 18 | 77 | 194 | 337 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 164 | 139 | 163 | 217 | 1351 | 4075 | 5134 | 4829 | 3913 | 3673 | 3025 | 2763 | 2201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 55 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 197 | 193 | 268 | 268 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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