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Raglan-Whale Bay

Lat Long: 37.82° S 174.81° E

Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Photo: 'East breeze' by Rob Davies

Weather Forecast for Raglan-Whale Bay

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Raglan-Whale Bay sea temperature is

16.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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	SSE	S	WSW	NW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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	ESE	S	WSW	S
	15 s	off	4 s	15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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	SE	S	WSW	S
	15 s	off	4 s	15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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	SE	SE	WSW	SSW
	15 s	off	3 s	15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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	SSE	S	WSW	SSW
	15 s	off	6 s	15 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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	SE	S	WSW
	15 s	off	6 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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	ESE	SE	WSW	W
	14 s	off	4 s	14 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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	SE	WSW	S
	14 s	off	4 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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	ESE	SE	WSW	S
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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	S	SSE	WSW
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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	S		WSW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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	E	SE	WSW
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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	E	ESE	WSW
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 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	ENE	E	WSW
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 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	ENE	ENE	WSW
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 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	E	ENE	WSW	NNE
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 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	ENE	ENE	WSW	WSW
	14 s	cross- off	3 s	14 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 June at 12 pm

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

Image captured One hour and 29 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.5m (8.1 ft). Range 3.65m (12.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Raglan-Whale Bay Surf Photo: 'East breeze' by Rob Davies

The tail end of 3 good days at Raglan

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 12:18 pm 22 Jun 2020