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Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
21.4° C
 (Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 5PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
W
2.5
WSW
2.4
W
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121215141414141414131313121211111111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2306805955604753813717897897788628931057136517241754157015601365997920133610451077
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononononononononononcrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
2.51
4:36AM
2.36
4:59PM
2.37
5:32AM
2.27
6:00PM
2.27
6:45AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01AM
0.71
10:29PM
0.67
10:52AM
0.84
11:19PM
0.78
11:50AM
0.94
12:20AM
0.85
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset---8:45-------8:45-------8:45----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C192020201919181821212121191919201918191816151412
Feels °C (?)181920202020191921202020181817181716151412121211
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