Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (15 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 11PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)--
Afternoon (15 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (15 Jun)4ft (1.2m)15s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
4
3
2
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
662
532
580
573
1630
2865
2688
2228
2025
2025
1913
1921
1693
1619
2005
1876
1528
422
352
306
329
344
732
759
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
NW
15
N
20
N
20
NW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:25PM3.17m
10:49AM3.02m
11:15PM3.21m
11:40AM3.00m
00:05AM3.18m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.10m
4:40AM0.13m
5:03PM0.09m
5:32AM0.14m
5:52PM0.13m
6:24AM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
12
12
11
12
13
13
15
14
13
12
10
10
9
9
13
Feels °C
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
10
8
9
7
7
8
7
9
10
11
10
8
8
7
7
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
Energy kJ
662
532
580
143
1630
2865
2688
2228
2025
2025
1913
1921
1693
1255
366
422
352
306
329
344
732
759
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
8
1.4
W
10
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
78
108
573
212
361
353
347
269
211
143
157
167
226
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.3
W
20
0.6
W
18
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.2
W
20
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
9
69
246
9
9
26
50
125
30
104
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
66
1619
2005
1876
1528
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
250
227
219
219
110
55
0
55
95
55
0
55
250
179
179
179
162
55
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
7
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