Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Aug 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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 1AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
303
303
346
432
397
368
310
319
354
307
248
219
175
151
125
93
123
170
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:49PM2.06m
9:02AM1.99m
9:28PM2.11m
9:43AM2.03m
Low Tide
1:56PM0.43m
2:24AM0.45m
2:37PM0.36m
3:06AM0.36m
3:18PM0.32m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
19
6
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
13
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
12
7
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
9
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