Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (04 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 9PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
136 | 249 | 376 | 445 | 614 | 696 | 627 | 651 | 913 | 1032 | 1139 | 906 | 731 | 424 | 431 | 506 | 602 | 603 | 533 | 331 | 432 | 679 | 941 | 1289 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:31PM2.61m | 00:48AM2.74m | 1:13PM2.53m | 1:31AM2.66m | 2:00PM2.45m | 2:18AM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.58m | 7:08AM0.68m | 7:22PM0.65m | 7:54AM0.72m | 8:08PM0.71m | 8:43AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
136 | 249 | 376 | 445 | 614 | 696 | 627 | 651 | 913 | 1032 | 1139 | 906 | 731 | 424 | 431 | 115 | 602 | 125 | 164 | 154 | 110 | 136 | 55 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 24 | W 24 |
66 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 70 | 45 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 266 | 237 | 42 | 36 | 22 | 34 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 21 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 61 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 506 | — | 603 | 533 | 331 | 432 | 679 | 941 | 1289 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 90 | 111 | 111 | 227 | 179 | 219 | 227 | 135 | 110 | 110 | 111 | 135 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 110 | 111 | 110 | 95 | 0 |
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