Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.3° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
1
N
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.8
NW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
55
55
55
54
30
29
50
48
47
45
44
78
93
228
39
29
35
35
28
23
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:03AM1.86m
8:40PM2.00m
8:45AM1.91m
9:19PM2.05m
9:26AM1.96m
Low Tide
1:41PM0.53m
2:10AM0.62m
2:22PM0.46m
2:52AM0.54m
3:02PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
2
1
1
7
Temp °C
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
16
15
15
15
15
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
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