Intermediate: Whale Bay (Fair, 0.9 m, offshore around 07:00), Indicators (Fair, 0.9 m, offshore around 07:00), Manu Bay (Fair, 0.9 m, cross-shore around 10:00)
Beginners: Whale Bay (Fair, 0.9 m, offshore around 07:00), Indicators (Fair, 0.9 m, offshore around 07:00)
Forecast updated 20 Oct, 01:03 UTC.
The spots
Whale Bay · point break, intermediate, best on SW/WSW swell with SE/E wind, mid tide. Left-hand reef point between Manu Bay and Indicators with a hollow inner section by the rocks. It works on south-west swell with a south-east wind.
Indicators · point break, intermediate, best on SW/WSW swell with SE/E wind, all tides. Longest of the Raglan lefts, a point wave that picks up a great deal of swell and works across a wide range of sizes. It is the outer and more exposed point.
Manu Bay · point break, intermediate, best on SW/WSW swell with SE/E/NE wind, low tide. Famous left point break in the film The Endless Summer, giving a long, hollow wall on south-west swell. Rides can last several hundred metres at low tide.
When to surf in Raglan
Best months for intermediate surfers: February to August. For beginners: April to May, August. The water goes from about 14 °C in August (5/4 mm hooded) to 21 °C in February (Springsuit 2 mm or vest). Best-known spots: Manu Bay.
Days per month at the best third of the 3 spots for each level, from three years of wave and wind model data.
Questions
What are the best surf spots in Raglan?
The best-known are Manu Bay, Whale Bay, Indicators. In all, 3 spots lie within 1 km: 3 point breaks.
Where can beginners surf in Raglan?
Raglan is mostly for intermediate and advanced surfers: reefs, points or powerful beach breaks. Beginners should take a lesson and stay on the smallest days.
When is the best time to surf in Raglan?
For intermediate surfers February to August. For beginners April to May, August.
What wetsuit do I need to surf in Raglan?
The sea goes from about 14 °C in August (5/4 mm hooded) to 21 °C in February (Springsuit 2 mm or vest).