Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 9PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1404 | 1537 | 1537 | 1687 | 1441 | 1256 | 1088 | 1049 | 923 | 975 | 999 | 1025 | 950 | 894 | 773 | 773 | 754 | 596 | 588 | 588 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:03AM2.79m | 10:21PM2.92m | 10:44AM2.89m | 11:00PM2.95m | 11:21AM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.23m | 4:34AM0.13m | 4:54PM0.16m | 5:12AM0.08m | 5:31PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1404 | 1537 | 1537 | 1687 | 1441 | 1256 | 1088 | 1049 | 923 | 975 | 999 | 1025 | 950 | 894 | 773 | 773 | 754 | 596 | 588 | 588 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 49 | 46 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 41 | 56 | 157 | 179 | 581 | — | 481 | 596 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 262 | 326 | 287 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 110 | 111 | 110 | 110 | 112 |
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