Raglan-Whale Bay surf break

Raglan-Whale Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
SW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)161515888887151499913131313131314141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)469339327310276288296393455201523467876235911920189118481783164317831683180916441525
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
2.99
12:57PM
3.13
1:19AM
2.98
1:34PM
3.07
1:58AM
2.92
2:14PM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.11
7:15PM
0.11
7:30AM
0.17
7:55PM
0.18
8:12AM
0.30
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:54-------6:54-------6:56----
Sunset-------8:13-------8:12-------8:10
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1------1----------------
Temp. °C191717171919191917161615161718171515151618181918
Feels °C (?)161414141514151512101110121415141313131315141614
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