Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 7PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1068 | 1079 | 1204 | 1349 | 1427 | 1362 | 1278 | 1510 | 1450 | 1245 | 1180 | 1982 | 1908 | 1763 | 1496 | 1455 | 1240 | 1099 | 1083 | 942 | 754 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:45PM2.64m | 2:01AM2.58m | 2:26PM2.48m | 2:46AM2.39m | 3:16PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.40m | 8:01PM0.59m | 8:23AM0.58m | 8:46PM0.79m | 9:06AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | W 18 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1068 | 1079 | 1204 | 965 | 1427 | 1362 | 1278 | 65 | 225 | 1245 | 1180 | 1982 | 1908 | 1763 | 1496 | 1455 | 1240 | 1099 | 1083 | 942 | 754 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 225 | 315 | 443 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1349 | — | — | — | 1510 | 1450 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 121 | 139 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 162 | 139 | 55 | 139 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 55 |
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