Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 3AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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)
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
W
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
W
14
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.4
SW
3
0.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
6
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
6
6
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
5
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:20PM2.16m
11:47AM2.17m
00:05AM2.14m
12:33PM2.16m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.27m
5:03AM0.16m
5:24PM0.29m
5:48AM0.17m
6:14PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
13
11
11
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