Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.5
W
5
1.7
W
5
1.6
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
15
0.3
E
11
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
WSW
4
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.2
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
54
129
216
157
132
111
149
139
127
102
87
56
40
39
22
74
25
33
28
17
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
30
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
35
NW
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:29PM1.83m
4:35AM1.80m
5:27PM1.83m
5:31AM1.78m
6:22PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.60m
9:54PM0.74m
10:19AM0.64m
10:54PM0.77m
11:15AM0.65m
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
2
3
1
1
3
1
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
14
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
10
9
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
7
9
7
8
9
8
8
7
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