Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
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 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 81 | 81 | 65 | 89 | 151 | 180 | 199 | 227 | 740 | 872 | 671 | 502 | 397 | 333 | 350 | 446 | 589 | 849 | 1243 | 2792 | 2817 | 2468 | 4997 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:29AM2.89m | 12:52PM2.69m | 1:07AM2.84m | 1:31PM2.63m | 1:46AM2.77m | 2:14PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.46m | 6:47AM0.52m | 7:00PM0.50m | 7:28AM0.53m | 7:41PM0.56m | 8:10AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 |
| kJ | 79 | 81 | 81 | 65 | 89 | 151 | 180 | 199 | 227 | 72 | 872 | 671 | 502 | 397 | 333 | 232 | 197 | 441 | 536 | 345 | 2792 | 2817 | 2468 | 4997 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 5 | W 18 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 4 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 46 | 2 | 71 | 225 | 243 | 318 | 300 | 350 | 446 | 589 | 543 | 370 | — | 436 | 951 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 7 | — | — | NW 4 | W 18 | — | W 18 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 24 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 24 | 53 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 85 | 127 | 11 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 740 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 849 | 1243 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 193 | 231 | 249 | 55 | 135 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 114 | 2 | 2 | 176 | 249 | 206 | 114 | 114 | 2 | 0 |
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