Surf Forecasts:
Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast from 27 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 31 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 31 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with 6,759 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 31 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Raglan-Whale Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 31) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Raglan-Whale Bay in the next 16 days are 4.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 31) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Monday (Nov 02) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 31st Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 31st Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 31st Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1881 | 2155 | 785 | 417 | 783 | 634 | 791 | 4078 | 4200 | 4700 | 6759 | 4824 | 3609 | 2215 | 1430 | 1103 | 656 | 288 | 147 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48PM3.04m | 12:13PM3.11m | 00:32AM3.01m | 12:57PM3.07m | 1:19AM2.90m | 1:46PM2.96m | 2:13AM2.75m | 2:43PM2.80m | 3:18AM2.58m | 3:51PM2.65m | 4:31AM2.46m | 5:05PM2.55m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.05m | 6:04AM0.00m | 6:28PM0.10m | 6:49AM0.09m | 7:15PM0.22m | 7:37AM0.24m | 8:09PM0.38m | 8:29AM0.43m | 9:09PM0.55m | 9:29AM0.60m | 10:15PM0.67m | 10:38AM0.73m | 11:25PM0.72m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1360 | 71 | 785 | 417 | — | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | 4400 | — | 2215 | 1430 | 1103 | 656 | 288 | 147 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 563 | 42 | 300 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 24 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 12 | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | 1881 | 2155 | — | 220 | 783 | 634 | 791 | 4078 | 4200 | 4700 | 6759 | 4824 | 3609 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 111 | 110 | 179 | 121 | 250 | 250 | 121 | 291 | 250 | 197 | 95 | 330 | 0 | 90 | 108 | 227 | 221 | 90 | 0 |
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