Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.3° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay at 4AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
3
3
3
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4471
3835
3427
3594
3826
4066
4066
4237
4237
3919
3731
3835
3874
4129
4220
4215
4066
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:28AM2.45m
4:16PM2.42m
4:58AM2.37m
5:54PM2.44m
Low Tide
9:22PM0.79m
9:48AM0.80m
10:41PM0.90m
11:16AM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
12
10
10
11
10
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