Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1644
1393
1393
1240
1083
879
866
765
777
714
604
586
577
491
520
484
408
335
496
635
747
261
208
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
S
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:02AM2.79m
2:27PM2.59m
2:46AM2.59m
3:14PM2.43m
3:36AM2.41m
4:08PM2.31m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.46m
8:40PM0.61m
9:08AM0.61m
9:29PM0.79m
9:56AM0.75m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
2
4
2
3
6
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
6
6
9
8
6
7
9
9
7
9
8
8
8
8
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