Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.6° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 4PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.4
NNW
5
1.9
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
26
12
16
23
23
23
23
26
36
99
255
247
113
59
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:11AM2.15m
11:24PM2.11m
11:51AM2.08m
00:03AM2.01m
12:31PM1.99m
Low Tide
4:39PM0.39m
5:02AM0.34m
5:20PM0.47m
5:41AM0.42m
6:04PM0.56m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
14
13
12
12
11
12
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
16
15
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
12
12
10
11
10
9
10
9
7
7
6
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