Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.8° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
46
45
45
45
44
51
44
43
42
25
25
42
42
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:09AM2.14m
8:34PM2.26m
8:59AM2.19m
9:20PM2.27m
9:46AM2.21m
Low Tide
1:45PM0.28m
2:16AM0.28m
2:32PM0.26m
3:01AM0.24m
3:16PM0.28m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
5
6
6
7
7
9
7
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
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