Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
292
307
339
309
295
306
335
335
335
358
264
179
154
114
112
86
84
67
65
64
62
60
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:19AM2.04m
7:01PM2.16m
7:25AM2.12m
8:01PM2.26m
8:25AM2.19m
8:56PM2.34m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.37m
00:48AM0.47m
1:11PM0.30m
1:46AM0.39m
2:05PM0.24m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
10
8
8
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
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