Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 346 | 291 | 237 | 163 | 236 | 403 | 401 | 594 | 639 | 2248 | 2922 | 3304 | 3311 | 3099 | 2877 | 2772 | 2593 | 2367 | 2367 | 2560 | 2320 | 1898 | 1873 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:49AM2.93m | 10:15PM3.18m | 10:40AM3.02m | 11:04PM3.25m | 11:28AM3.04m | 11:51PM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40AM0.27m | 4:03PM0.17m | 4:30AM0.15m | 4:51PM0.09m | 5:19AM0.11m | 5:38PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 120 | 346 | 291 | 237 | 163 | 138 | 403 | 401 | 594 | 603 | 2248 | 2922 | 3304 | 3311 | 3099 | 2877 | 2772 | 2593 | 2367 | 2367 | 2560 | 2320 | 1898 | 1873 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | 143 | 141 | 135 | 160 | 236 | 102 | 141 | 230 | 639 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | W 18 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 77 | 65 | 162 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 110 | 7 | 7 | 162 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 227 | 227 | 55 | 55 | 219 | 219 | 221 | 219 | 184 | 184 | 121 | 129 | 121 |
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