Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
15.9°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.1
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.6
NE
8
1.7
WSW
5
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
1
SW
4
1
SW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
43
99
162
184
107
218
276
131
71
48
133
23
13
17
17
11
11
34
35
35
27
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
15
SW
35
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:03AM2.01m
12:31PM1.99m
00:41AM1.91m
1:13PM1.90m
1:21AM1.82m
2:01PM1.81m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.42m
6:04PM0.56m
6:22AM0.51m
6:50PM0.65m
7:07AM0.60m
7:42PM0.73m
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
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light rain
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clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
6
4
2
2
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
16
14
13
12
13
12
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
8
10
11
10
5
5
4
6
7
7
7
8
10
10
9
10
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