Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 12PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 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 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1088 | 1074 | 949 | 856 | 999 | 1025 | 950 | 894 | 773 | 773 | 754 | 596 | 580 | 588 | 596 | 491 | 478 | 472 | 361 | 356 | 273 | 261 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:44AM2.89m | 11:00PM2.95m | 11:21AM2.95m | 11:37PM2.94m | 11:56AM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.13m | 4:54PM0.16m | 5:12AM0.08m | 5:31PM0.15m | 5:49AM0.09m | 6:07PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1088 | 1074 | 949 | 856 | 999 | 1025 | 950 | 894 | 773 | 773 | 754 | 596 | 580 | 588 | 596 | 217 | 165 | 131 | 361 | 112 | 112 | 101 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 62 | 116 | 180 | 581 | 218 | 481 | — | 491 | 478 | 472 | 127 | 356 | 273 | 261 | 201 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 30 | 72 | 69 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 218 | — | 206 | 322 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 110 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 112 | 110 | 55 | 110 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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