Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2376 | 1844 | 1491 | 1132 | 847 | 735 | 581 | 504 | 451 | 261 | 483 | 483 | 206 | 403 | 2660 | 3392 | 3633 | 4372 | 4762 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:05AM3.02m | 12:26PM2.85m | 00:39AM2.98m | 1:02PM2.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.28m | 6:22AM0.31m | 6:35PM0.32m | 6:59AM0.33m | 7:13PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 2376 | 1844 | 1491 | 1132 | 847 | 735 | 581 | 504 | 451 | 261 | 483 | 483 | 150 | 111 | 713 | 993 | 1081 | — | 1414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 167 | 64 | 108 | 204 | 403 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | WSW 18 | N 6 | WSW 18 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 65 | 1 | 64 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | 2660 | 3392 | 3633 | 4372 | 4762 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 179 | 224 | 236 | 251 | 240 | 224 |
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