Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
15.8°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 6PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
154
289
295
336
419
355
375
345
393
480
402
323
232
171
140
103
59
86
86
119
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
20
S
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:20AM1.92m
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
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
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
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
14
12
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
14
11
12
10
8
8
7
7
9
10
10
9
9
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