
Just around the headland from Manu Bay, Whale Bay is Raglan's quieter, equally beautiful point break. Its tide patterns mirror the harbour's natural rhythm, but the reef below the surface adds complexity to the wave — making Whale Bay a place where tide knowledge is everything.
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How the tides and swell change through the year at Waikato locations.
Warm water, small swells, peak holiday season.
The best trade-off: warmth plus consistent SW swell.
Big western swells, dramatic tide extremes.
Unpredictable but can produce epic sessions.
Annual tide statistics computed from published LINZ 2026 predictions for Whale Bay. Times use the location time zone (Pacific/Auckland).
3.52m on 13 Aug at 22:52
0.14m on 18 Apr at 16:34
2.24m between high and low
August — highest avg high tides
Two high and two low tides daily
3.38m — from lowest low to highest high
High and low tide predictions for the next 7 days, from LINZ. Times use Pacific/Auckland.
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | 10:15 · 3.14m, 22:25 · 3.24m | 03:47 · 0.42m, 16:06 · 0.42m |
| Mon 26 Oct | 10:54 · 3.24m, 23:06 · 3.33m | 04:27 · 0.32m, 16:47 · 0.32m |
| Tue 27 Oct | 11:35 · 3.33m, 23:48 · 3.33m | 05:08 · 0.23m, 17:29 · 0.23m |
| Wed 28 Oct | 12:18 · 3.33m | 05:52 · 0.23m, 18:14 · 0.32m |
| Thu 29 Oct | 00:34 · 3.24m, 13:03 · 3.33m | 06:37 · 0.23m, 19:03 · 0.42m |
| Fri 30 Oct | 01:24 · 3.14m, 13:53 · 3.14m | 07:25 · 0.42m, 19:57 · 0.51m |
| Sat 31 Oct | 02:19 · 2.96m, 14:50 · 3.05m | 08:18 · 0.51m, 20:57 · 0.7m |