Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.4° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
0
0
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
W
4
1.1
W
4
1.3
W
5
1.2
WSW
4
1.1
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.3
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
110
71
57
71
60
39
31
23
10
11
24
28
21
19
31
44
71
61
39
32
6
4
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
20
WSW
30
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:41AM1.91m
1:13PM1.90m
1:21AM1.82m
2:01PM1.81m
2:06AM1.74m
2:58PM1.75m
Low Tide
6:22AM0.51m
6:50PM0.65m
7:07AM0.60m
7:42PM0.73m
7:59AM0.68m
8:39PM0.78m
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light rain
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cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
3
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
12
10
8
6
6
7
8
7
8
9
10
9
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
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