Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 4PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 713 | 593 | 503 | 416 | 346 | 325 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 485 | 1047 | 1075 | 947 | 961 | 854 | 704 | 704 | 415 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:30AM2.58m | 9:47PM2.78m | 10:08AM2.69m | 10:22PM2.88m | 10:43AM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.54m | 3:59AM0.55m | 4:16PM0.43m | 4:35AM0.45m | 4:50PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 713 | 593 | 503 | 416 | 346 | 325 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 485 | 1047 | 1075 | 947 | 961 | 854 | 704 | 704 | 415 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | W 16 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 85 | 142 | 249 | 214 | — | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 215 | 114 | 61 | 2 |
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