Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raglan-Whale Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Whale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 596 | 577 | 622 | 480 | 1099 | 879 | 962 | 962 | 838 | 917 | 906 | 906 | 917 | 813 | 793 | 783 | 827 | 817 | 883 | 938 | 894 | 827 | 936 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:13AM2.41m | 7:52PM2.60m | 8:20AM2.52m | 8:49PM2.73m | 9:16AM2.66m | 9:38PM2.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31PM0.74m | 2:11AM0.61m | 2:36PM0.56m | 3:06AM0.41m | 3:28PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 596 | 577 | 622 | 480 | 1099 | 879 | 962 | 962 | 838 | 917 | 906 | 906 | 917 | 813 | 793 | 783 | 827 | 817 | 883 | 938 | 894 | 827 | 936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WSW 19 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 118 | 2 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 41 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 44 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 110 | 110 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
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