Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raupo Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 127 | 102 | 43 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:28AM1.94m | 12:58PM1.98m | 1:05AM1.86m | 1:37PM1.90m | 1:43AM1.80m | 2:20PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM0.45m | 6:35PM0.58m | 6:46AM0.53m | 7:21PM0.65m | 7:30AM0.60m | 8:11PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 46 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | NW 11 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 14 | NE 13 | S 4 | NE 13 | N 17 | N 17 | E 8 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 20 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 84 | 127 | 102 | 43 | 45 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 78 | — | 104 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 141 | 116 | 170 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 471 | 356 | 307 | 51 | 51 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 |
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