Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 4PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2027 | 1429 | 1164 | 1050 | 891 | 734 | 555 | 437 | 341 | 251 | 251 | 255 | 193 | 131 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 98 | 95 | 63 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:24PM2.63m | 2:43AM2.66m | 3:16PM2.53m | 3:41AM2.53m | 4:24PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.48m | 8:42PM0.64m | 9:07AM0.60m | 9:38PM0.77m | 10:04AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2027 | 1429 | 1164 | 1050 | 891 | 734 | 555 | 437 | 341 | 251 | 251 | 255 | 193 | 131 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 98 | 95 | 63 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | W 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 22 | W 22 | W 15 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 16 | W 7 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 25 | — | 52 | 26 | 51 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 16 | W 21 | W 8 | W 20 | W 18 | WSW 17 | W 7 | — | W 7 | SW 7 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 33 | 1 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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