Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 9PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
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)
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
443
481
338
279
196
139
126
102
71
83
83
83
81
67
74
74
70
70
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:28PM2.11m
9:43AM2.03m
10:07PM2.14m
10:24AM2.06m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.36m
3:06AM0.36m
3:18PM0.32m
3:47AM0.30m
4:00PM0.31m
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
6
25
18
5
1
Temp °C
16
15
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
13
7
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
9
10
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