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Waikato and Auckland West Coast · Thursday, Sep 24

Whale Bay Raglan

Updated Wed, Sep 23, 12:30 PM GMT+12

When to go

7:00 AM–9:00 AM

Large waves · Low confidence

9.4–9.7 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 7.6 kt · direction unavailable

Cautions

Large waves are forecast. Choose conditions that suit your experience.

Forecast details

This is the best time in the forecast, though wind may make it choppy.

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

7:00 AM–9:00 AM · Pacific/Auckland
Wind speed available · shore exposure unknown · up to 7.6 kt · reported gusts up to 19.8 kt
Offshore waves: 9.4–9.7 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data unavailable.
Wind source time: Sep 23, 11:45 AM GMT+12. This is not the model run issue time.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 3.8 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 19 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
Tide unavailable: assessment incomplete, especially at shallow reef breaks.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind S 6.9 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellWSW 9.6 ft @ 11sValid 2026-09-24 08:00 · Pacific/AucklandMarine grid -37.7917, 174.7917 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea9.6 ft @ 13.1sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-24 08:00 · Pacific/Auckland

Model windS 6.9 ktunavailableValid 2026-09-24 08:00 · Pacific/Auckland

TideUnavailableunavailableNo verified local tide station connected; no tide height estimated

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Whale Bay Raglan
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	SSE 2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SW 10.7 ft @ 10s
1 AM	SSE 2.3 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SW 10.6 ft @ 11s
2 AM	SSE 2.5 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 10.4 ft @ 11s
3 AM	SSE 2.3 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 10.2 ft @ 11s
4 AM	S 3.8 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 10.1 ft @ 11s
5 AM	S 6.4 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 9.9 ft @ 11s
6 AM	SSE 6.4 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 9.8 ft @ 11s
7 AM	S 6.6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 9.6 ft @ 11s
8 AM	S 6.9 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 9.6 ft @ 11s
9 AM	S 7.6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 9.4 ft @ 11s
10 AM	S 8.1 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 9.3 ft @ 11s
11 AM	SSW 8.6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 9.2 ft @ 11s
Noon	SSW 8.9 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 9.1 ft @ 11s
1 PM	SW 12.1 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.9 ft @ 11s
2 PM	SW 12.6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.7 ft @ 11s
3 PM	SW 12.6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.6 ft @ 11s
4 PM	SW 12.9 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.5 ft @ 11s
5 PM	SSW 12.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.5 ft @ 11s
6 PM	SW 10.5 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.4 ft @ 11s
7 PM	SW 8.8 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.3 ft @ 11s
8 PM	SW 8 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.2 ft @ 11s
9 PM	SW 5.4 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 8.1 ft @ 11s
10 PM	SW 8.8 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 7.9 ft @ 10s
11 PM	SSW 4.6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 7.9 ft @ 10s

12 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 10.7 ft @ 10s

1 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 2.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 10.6 ft @ 11s

2 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 2.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 10.4 ft @ 11s

3 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 2.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 10.2 ft @ 11s

4 AMUnavailable

WindS 3.8 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 10.1 ft @ 11s

5 AMUnavailable

WindS 6.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 9.9 ft @ 11s

6 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 6.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 9.8 ft @ 11s

7 AMUnavailable

WindS 6.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 9.6 ft @ 11s

8 AMUnavailable

WindS 6.9 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 9.6 ft @ 11s

9 AMUnavailable

WindS 7.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 9.4 ft @ 11s

10 AMUnavailable

WindS 8.1 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 9.3 ft @ 11s

11 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 8.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 9.2 ft @ 11s

NoonUnavailable

WindSSW 8.9 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 9.1 ft @ 11s

1 PMUnavailable

WindSW 12.1 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.9 ft @ 11s

2 PMUnavailable

WindSW 12.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.7 ft @ 11s

3 PMUnavailable

WindSW 12.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.6 ft @ 11s

4 PMUnavailable

WindSW 12.9 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.5 ft @ 11s

5 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 12.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.5 ft @ 11s

6 PMUnavailable

WindSW 10.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.4 ft @ 11s

7 PMUnavailable

WindSW 8.8 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.3 ft @ 11s

8 PMUnavailable

WindSW 8 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.2 ft @ 11s

9 PMUnavailable

WindSW 5.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 8.1 ft @ 11s

10 PMUnavailable

WindSW 8.8 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 7.9 ft @ 10s

11 PMUnavailable

WindSSW 4.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 7.9 ft @ 10s

Tide

Local tide station unavailable

Tide predictions are unavailable for this period.

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Reef and point break. Named beach/break area coordinate; published map precision is not a coastline survey. Coastline bearing remains unresolved.

Mapped spot coordinate: -37.8233, 174.8082.

North Island · Tasman Sea · Coastline orientation unresolved · Location provenance

Model request point: Whale Bay Raglan (-37.8233, 174.8082). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 2/6 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier B · NEW_ZEALAND · spot-level model point

MetService New Zealand Surf Forecasts
Surf-oriented wind, swell, wave height, quality, SST, and tide display; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
New Zealand Regional Wave Buoy Pages
Measured wave height, direction, and period; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
NIWA Tide Forecasting API
Tide predictions and charts; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
LINZ Tide Predictions and Sea-Level Data
Official tide predictions and observed sea level; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 23, 11:45 AM GMT+12
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 23, 11:45 AM GMT+12
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.