
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | WSW 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 7 | NE 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 107 | 5 | 184 | 131 | 71 | 48 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | SE 13 | E 13 | — | — | NE 12 | E 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 12 | NW 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 |
2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 21 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | E 9 | N 10 | — | NE 11 | E 13 | NE 11 | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | N 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NW 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | N 11 | NE 11 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 7 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
5 | 11 | 43 | 99 | 162 | 184 | — | 218 | 276 | — | 8 | 39 | 133 | 243 | 111 | 66 | 62 | 46 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 135 | 566 | 566 | 566 | 33 | 63 | 247 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 21 | 170 | 294 | 65 | 41 | 41 | 331 | 331 | 481 | 541 | 489 |
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