Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.0° 

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 (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 4PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). 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 (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.5
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
45
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
38
76
23
19
16
26
16
24
23
19
18
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:58PM1.98m
1:05AM1.86m
1:37PM1.90m
1:43AM1.80m
2:20PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.58m
6:46AM0.53m
7:21PM0.65m
7:30AM0.60m
8:11PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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Temp °C
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
14
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
7
8
8
6
6
6
6
7
6
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
11
14
12
11
10
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