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Raupo Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.4° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raupo Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 2AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1
NE
2.2
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)999988999999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22519722114259692510831138111310889419199861465159714441374135012321288149412381058877
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
45
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
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		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
1.83
9:10AM
1.97
9:13PM
1.89
9:52AM
2.03
9:57PM
1.94
10:32AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
0.55
2:39PM
0.66
2:54AM
0.49
3:24PM
0.59
3:37AM
0.43
4:08PM
0.53
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---6:31-------6:31-------6:33----
Sunset-------8:42-------8:42-------8:40
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---1-----1111224174326521
Temp. °C201919191919191919191919191919192020202021212121
Feels °C (?)201918141313131415151414141414141516171720202122
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