Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 7PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1
NNW
7
1.7
W
5
1.6
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.3
WSW
5
0.3
NW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
3
3
8
8
18
40
99
216
216
93
148
139
114
87
77
77
42
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:30PM1.87m
3:41AM1.87m
4:29PM1.83m
4:35AM1.80m
5:27PM1.83m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.53m
8:56PM0.69m
9:24AM0.60m
9:54PM0.74m
10:19AM0.64m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
5
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
11
12
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
8
3
3
3
4
5
6
7
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