Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Issued: 5 am 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
451
458
722
732
732
722
630
612
595
569
440
434
427
362
362
304
269
212
209
167
142
142
109
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
S
5
SE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26AM2.69m
10:41PM2.87m
11:02AM2.73m
11:17PM2.91m
11:37AM2.75m
11:52PM2.91m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.57m
4:35PM0.47m
4:54AM0.54m
5:10PM0.45m
5:30AM0.52m
5:46PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
11
11
10
8
7
7
7
9
10
9
9
8
8
6
7
9
10
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
528
451
458
722
732
732
722
630
612
595
569
440
434
427
362
362
304
269
212
209
167
142
142
109
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
91
198
198
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
2
4
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
2
0
0
0
0
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)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
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