Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.2° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 2AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.5
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
143
62
27
17
16
16
14
14
14
13
5
6
7
6
8
8
5
4
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
W
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:55PM2.12m
10:17AM2.09m
10:37PM2.15m
11:02AM2.14m
Low Tide
3:09PM0.33m
3:36AM0.25m
3:53PM0.28m
4:20AM0.18m
4:38PM0.27m
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:07
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8:25
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7:25
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1
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Temp °C
16
15
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
8
8
9
9
11
10
10
10
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