Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Issued: 5 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
15.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 1PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (26 Jun)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3436
3210
3384
3776
3840
3312
2547
1799
1597
1250
1083
1100
1060
512
587
1077
1030
1093
1344
1327
1292
1309
1241
1208
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:35AM2.38m
8:09PM2.49m
8:25AM2.45m
8:52PM2.61m
9:09AM2.54m
9:30PM2.72m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.82m
1:52PM0.69m
2:22AM0.75m
2:39PM0.62m
3:04AM0.68m
3:20PM0.56m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
3
3
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
13
15
14
12
12
12
12
13
16
16
15
14
11
Feels °C
7
4
3
4
3
4
7
7
6
6
8
11
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
14
14
14
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
Energy kJ
3436
3210
2164
2547
1799
1597
1250
1083
1100
1060
512
587
1077
1030
1093
1344
1327
1292
1309
1241
1208
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
7
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
Energy kJ
96
92
94
208
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
Energy kJ
3384
3776
3840
3312
192
174
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
144
236
197
110
110
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
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