Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raupo Bay today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 9PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
372 | 443 | 481 | 338 | 279 | 196 | 139 | 126 | 102 | 71 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 70 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:28PM2.11m | 9:43AM2.03m | 10:07PM2.14m | 10:24AM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.36m | 3:06AM0.36m | 3:18PM0.32m | 3:47AM0.30m | 4:00PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | 6 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
372 | 443 | 481 | 338 | 279 | 196 | 139 | 126 | 102 | 71 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 70 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | — | W 11 | W 19 | NNW 7 | SE 5 | — | N 7 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | NW 5 | — | W 12 |
— | — | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
— | 4 | 24 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 40 | 35 | 41 | 46 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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