Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.5
N
9
0.3
NE
9
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.8
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
9
14
43
12
10
15
31
45
51
117
229
339
432
456
426
540
587
502
499
435
352
287
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
5
N
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:36AM1.85m
8:09PM1.99m
8:20AM1.92m
8:49PM2.06m
9:02AM1.99m
Low Tide
00:57AM0.65m
1:13PM0.52m
1:41AM0.55m
1:56PM0.43m
2:24AM0.45m
2:37PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
3
3
3
7
2
1
1
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
12
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
13
14
16
11
7
7
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