Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.8° 

Raupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Raupo Bay today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
25
24
23
23
24
17
17
17
17
8
12
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
NW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
ESE
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:43AM1.80m
2:20PM1.84m
2:26AM1.73m
3:11PM1.79m
3:16AM1.69m
4:08PM1.77m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.60m
8:11PM0.70m
8:19AM0.66m
9:04PM0.73m
9:14AM0.70m
9:59PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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6:39
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6:39
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7:42
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7:43
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Temp °C
12
12
14
17
17
15
13
12
12
12
13
16
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
9
10
12
14
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
15
12
10
10
11
10
11
13
13
13
10
10
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