Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 9PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | WNW 8 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 117 | 139 | 217 | 404 | 522 | 848 | 711 | 500 | 551 | 521 | 589 | 322 | 683 | 350 | 793 | 654 | 696 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:57PM2.45m | 6:27AM2.46m | 7:20PM2.60m | 7:44AM2.59m | 8:22PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.85m | 12:53PM0.75m | 1:36AM0.69m | 2:05PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 83 | 102 | 127 | 153 | 293 | 522 | 848 | 711 | 500 | 392 | 521 | 589 | 202 | 683 | 147 | 793 | 654 | 696 | 669 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | W 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 61 | 117 | 139 | 217 | 404 | 385 | 300 | 468 | 468 | 551 | 230 | 138 | 322 | 276 | 257 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 67 | 58 | 57 | 28 | — | — | 188 | 112 | — | 108 | 227 | 160 | 76 | 44 | 350 | — | — | 14 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 119 | 114 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 221 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 |
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