Surf-Forecast | Raupo Bay Surf Guide

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is

16.7°C

Raupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Raupo Bay Surf Guide

Raupo Bay in Northland is a sheltered beach and reef break that has inconsistent surf The best wind direction is from the southeast with some shelter here from north winds. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights as well as left and right hand reef breaks. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown.

Raupo Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	inconsistent	16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Raupo Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Raupo Bay occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Raupo Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Raupo Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in February while 4% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 92% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

92%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Raupo Bay Location Map

Interactive Raupo Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Raupo Bay is Kaitaia Airport (KAT) in New Zealand, which is 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Raupo Bay is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), also in New Zealand, 72 km (45 miles) away.

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Live Wave Height (m)
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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Raupo Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 12:39 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 04
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Raupo Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Sheigis Beacon, New Zealand, 4 km from Raupo Bay.

Next High Water: 05:07pm | 2.04m

Next Low Water: 10:52pm | 0.44m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Raupo Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Raupo Bay is rather cool (16.7 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.