Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 12AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2529 | 2349 | 3747 | 4327 | 4327 | 4227 | 3676 | 3263 | 3222 | 2859 | 2325 | 1976 | 1644 | 1393 | 1393 | 1240 | 1032 | 989 | 866 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:59PM2.89m | 1:19AM2.99m | 1:43PM2.74m | 2:02AM2.79m | 2:27PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.27m | 7:40AM0.31m | 7:54PM0.43m | 8:23AM0.46m | 8:40PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2169 | 558 | 3747 | 3799 | 3799 | 2303 | 2925 | — | 2535 | 2859 | 2325 | 1976 | 1644 | 1393 | 1393 | 1240 | 1032 | 989 | 866 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2529 | 2349 | — | 4327 | 4327 | 4227 | 3676 | 3263 | 3222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 131 | 135 | 137 | 137 | 179 | 179 | 139 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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