- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Raupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 21 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Raupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Raupo Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 9AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
362 | 382 | 382 | 396 | 418 | 418 | 423 | 515 | 516 | 603 | 600 | 679 | 799 | 861 | 979 | 1278 | 1343 | 1328 | 1341 | 1433 | 1915 | 2026 | 1902 | 1876 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:55AM2.18m | 00:29AM2.29m | 12:50PM2.12m | 1:25AM2.22m | 1:46PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.31m | 5:33PM0.20m | 6:15AM0.35m | 6:27PM0.29m | 7:10AM0.40m | 7:23PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | |
 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:25 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 12 | 12 | 30 | 28 | 354 | 418 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | E 12 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 362 | 382 | 382 | 396 | 418 | 418 | 423 | 515 | 516 | 603 | 600 | 679 | 799 | 861 | 979 | 1278 | 1343 | 1328 | 1341 | 1433 | 1915 | 2026 | 1902 | 1876 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 135 | 22 | 135 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Raupo Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest