Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raupo Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 5AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | WSW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 59 | 106 | 184 | 200 | 154 | 192 | 62 | 57 | 78 | 296 | 32 | 17 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:03AM2.01m | 12:31PM1.99m | 00:41AM1.91m | 1:13PM1.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.42m | 6:04PM0.56m | 6:22AM0.51m | 6:50PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 107 | 62 | 57 | 78 | 64 | 32 | 17 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 44 | 27 | 44 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 9 | N 10 | E 9 | — | E 11 | E 13 | NE 12 | NE 7 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 59 | 106 | 184 | 200 | 154 | 192 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 296 | 401 | 249 | 129 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 566 | 566 | 566 | 46 | 8 | 35 | 8 | 20 | 247 | 116 | 292 | 170 | 294 |
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