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Raglan-Whale Bay

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Photo: 'Great day at Raglan' by Rob Davies

Issued: 6 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is

16.2°C

2.0°

Raglan-Whale Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE	NNE	WSW	NW
	15 s	cross	5 s	15 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	N	NNW	WSW
	15 s	cross- on	7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SE		WSW	NNW
	15 s	off		15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNW		WSW	NW
	16 s	on		16 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		WSW	NW
	15 s	cross		15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNE	N	WSW
	15 s	cross- on	6 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 June at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	N	NNW	WSW
	15 s	cross- on	6 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 June at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNE	N	WSW	SSW
	15 s	cross- on	5 s	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 June at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE	N	WSW
	15 s	cross	5 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE	NNE	WSW	N
	15 s	cross	5 s	15 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNE		WSW	N
	16 s	cross		16 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW	NNW
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 June at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE	N	WSW	NNW
	15 s	cross	5 s	15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 June at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE	N	WSW	NNW
	15 s	cross- off	6 s	15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 June at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	N
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 June at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	NW
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 June at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE		WSW	NW
	14 s	off		14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Raglan-Whale Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 11 minutes after high water (at high ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.6m (8.4 ft). Range 3.65m (12.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Photo: 'Great day at Raglan' by Rob Davies

Great day at Raglan

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2477 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:01 am 19 Jun 2020