Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
0
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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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
14
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
9
8
16
15
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
15
26
26
32
35
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:46PM1.83m
2:53AM1.79m
3:47PM1.78m
3:48AM1.73m
4:50PM1.76m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.58m
8:17PM0.72m
8:41AM0.66m
9:16PM0.79m
9:38AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
12
13
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
12
11
11
12
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
11
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