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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 Thursday 04 Dec 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
19.9° 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 11AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 309 | 1028 | 634 | 1001 | 1044 | 1393 | 1578 | 1742 | 1833 | 1515 | 929 | 653 | 534 | 392 | 270 | 188 | 167 | 203 | 196 | 438 | 408 | 460 | 540 | 452 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:11AM 3.01 | 10:30PM 2.97 | 11:01AM 3.13 | 11:22PM 3.02 | 11:49AM 3.19 | 12:13AM 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:55AM 0.13 | 4:24PM 0.16 | 4:47AM 0.06 | 5:14PM 0.10 | 5:37AM 0.06 | 6:04PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sun 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
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