Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 1PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
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 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 345 | 389 | 577 | 1279 | 3005 | 4793 | 4323 | 3870 | 4308 | 4586 | 4257 | 4378 | 4030 | 3403 | 2504 | 2004 | 1626 | 1430 | 1369 | 1338 | 1230 | 1129 | 1060 | 1060 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37AM2.34m | 7:18PM2.38m | 7:35AM2.38m | 8:09PM2.49m | 8:25AM2.45m | 8:52PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.87m | 12:56PM0.75m | 1:31AM0.82m | 1:52PM0.69m | 2:22AM0.75m | 2:39PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 345 | 349 | 221 | 1279 | 30 | 3606 | 4323 | 3870 | 2801 | 2672 | 2679 | — | — | — | 2504 | 2004 | 1626 | 1430 | 1369 | 1338 | 1230 | 1129 | 1060 | 1060 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 294 | 389 | 577 | 115 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | — | 3005 | 4793 | — | — | 4308 | 4586 | 4257 | 4378 | 4030 | 3403 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 110 | 131 | 143 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 111 | 111 | 110 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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