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Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Forecast
/ Raglan and West Waikato (8 surf breaks) /
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Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 29 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tue 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 219 | 177 | 170 | 446 | 430 | 619 | 642 | 653 | 615 | 553 | 1003 | 1122 | 1285 | 1285 | 1138 | 947 | 905 | 1264 | 1430 | 1593 | 1501 | 1743 | 1530 | 1160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:17AM 2.34 | 5:39PM 2.50 | 6:15AM 2.39 | 6:36PM 2.57 | 7:17AM 2.49 | 7:34PM 2.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:27AM 0.76 | 12:01AM 0.65 | 12:27PM 0.69 | 1:01AM 0.52 | 1:30PM 0.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tue 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
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