Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.0° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4682
3496
2740
2318
2085
1868
1817
1641
1568
1387
1259
1121
980
838
824
725
603
593
503
416
346
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
0
S
5
SW
5
S
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:00AM2.34m
8:29PM2.52m
8:48AM2.46m
9:10PM2.65m
9:30AM2.58m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.77m
2:43AM0.78m
3:01PM0.66m
3:23AM0.66m
3:40PM0.54m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
11
10
8
7
6
6
7
10
11
10
9
8
6
5
5
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
3
6
9
7
5
5
4
3
4
6
7
6
6
5
3
2
2
7
6
7
7
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