Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
15.9°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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.5
NNW
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NE
8
2.2
WSW
6
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
23
59
106
184
200
154
192
62
57
78
296
32
17
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
Wind State
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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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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