Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is

16.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Raupo Bay today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	49	49	50	33	51	32	32	45	70	71	69	48	47	47	48	47	48	68	67	66	66	66	122	30
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	SW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	N	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	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	off	glassy	glassy	off	off
High Tide	2:25AM2.00m				2:53PM1.90m					3:17AM2.00m				3:54PM1.94m				4:17AM2.01m				5:02PM2.01m
Low Tide			8:23AM0.45m				8:41PM0.58m					9:18AM0.43m				9:45PM0.59m				10:19AM0.40m				10:53PM0.57m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12
Feels °C	9	8	8	8	10	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	11	11	11	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 12	E 10
kJ	49	49	50	33	51	32	32	25	70	71	69	48	47	47	48	47	48	68	67	66	66	66	3	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 7	N 12	NW 5	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	E 10	NW 20	NW 19	W 19	W 18	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	45	15	15	7	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 12	—	NW 7	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	—	—	—	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 19	—	W 18	W 18
kJ	5	5	—	2	10	11	11	10	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	6	5	5	5	5	7	—	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	SSW 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 5
kJ	13	16	14	4	1	12	25	24	27	27	27	21	19	10	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	200	122	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Papatea Bay East Cape	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Puwheke Beach Northland	Puwheke Beach Northland	Puwheke Beach Northland	Puwheke Beach Northland	Puwheke Beach Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Taipa Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	21	21	21	21	21	513	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	8	19	3	3	3	3	3	0	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Matauri Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge		Taipa Bay	Taipa Bay	Taronui Bay	Black Swamp	Langs beach	Langs beach	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	5	1		1	1	2	2	2	2	1	4	4	2	4	4	4	2	2	4	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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