Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 2AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 402 | 565 | 585 | 577 | 545 | 514 | 499 | 491 | 484 | 408 | 395 | 292 | 283 | 230 | 226 | 164 | 125 | 121 | 106 | 96 | 94 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:25PM2.56m | 7:56AM2.47m | 8:22PM2.62m | 8:53AM2.57m | 9:12PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.72m | 1:44AM0.60m | 2:10PM0.61m | 2:40AM0.47m | 3:04PM0.49m | 3:27AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 402 | 565 | 585 | 577 | 545 | 514 | 499 | 491 | 484 | 408 | 395 | 292 | 283 | 230 | 226 | 164 | 125 | 86 | 106 | 96 | 94 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 59 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 121 | 88 | 84 | 71 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | W 21 | W 20 | W 16 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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