Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
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 43mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 653 | 662 | 702 | 577 | 577 | 494 | 487 | 367 | 299 | 294 | 236 | 294 | 543 | 439 | 465 | 746 | 960 | 1445 | 2402 | 2397 | 2221 | 2138 | 2130 | 2320 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.32m | 5:32AM2.36m | 6:13PM2.31m | 6:37AM2.34m | 7:18PM2.38m | 7:35AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.85m | 11:52AM0.76m | 00:27AM0.87m | 12:56PM0.75m | 1:31AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 653 | 662 | 702 | 577 | 577 | 494 | 487 | 367 | 299 | 152 | 184 | 294 | 543 | 439 | 261 | 746 | 960 | 1445 | 2402 | 2397 | 2221 | 2138 | 1320 | 1344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 294 | 236 | 236 | 299 | 389 | 465 | 194 | 108 | 69 | 51 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | SE 3 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 14 | — | 7 | — | — | 2130 | 2320 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 196 | 196 | 198 | 201 | 7 | 201 | 196 | 176 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 193 | 193 | 147 |
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