
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raupo Bay today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 9PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | NW 17 | E 9 | NW 17 | W 16 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.81m | 6:09AM1.74m | 6:45PM1.89m | 7:02AM1.83m | 7:30PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.68m | 11:50AM0.60m | 00:21AM0.57m | 12:40PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 3 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | E 16 | E 16 | N 12 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 11 | NW 17 | NE 11 | NW 17 | W 16 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SE 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
18 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 466 | 404 | 356 | 247 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 123 | 146 | 36 |
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