Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.3° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
520
484
408
430
233
706
301
234
183
131
316
487
577
692
850
837
812
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
ESE
0
NNE
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:36AM2.41m
4:08PM2.31m
4:37AM2.28m
5:20PM2.24m
Low Tide
9:29PM0.79m
9:56AM0.75m
10:27PM0.93m
10:54AM0.87m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
8
7
11
12
11
11
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