Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is

15.9° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 5AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	NNW 4	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	NNE 5	NW 6	NNE 5	N 5	NNW 6	N 4	NNW 5	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 5
Wave Graph
kJ	10	24	41	47	44	44	54	16	7	8	4	7	4	4	4	11	9	9	11	25	36	39	27	19
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	ESE	N	N	N	NNE	ENE	E	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	7:14PM2.21m				7:37AM2.16m				8:16PM2.31m				8:38AM2.23m					9:14PM2.38m				9:35AM2.27m
Low Tide			1:03AM0.45m				1:25PM0.25m				2:02AM0.38m				2:22PM0.20m				2:58AM0.33m					3:14PM0.18m


	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	16
Feels °C	11	10	11	11	13	14	16	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	13	15	15	16	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 4	—	E 10	NE 11	NE 11	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 10	NE 10	E 10	NNW 5	N 5	N 5
kJ	1	2	—	2	5	5	24	16	7	4	4	7	4	4	2	1	2	2	4	4	9	39	27	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 10	NE 11	E 10	E 10	NE 11	NNW 6	NNW 5	NW 6	NNW 5	NE 10	NNW 6	NE 10	NNW 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 11	E 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 14
kJ	6	6	2	5	2	2	5	4	5	8	3	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	9	9	4	4	4	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	—	—	N 10	E 10	NE 11	NW 6	NE 10	NW 6	E 9	NE 10	E 10	NE 10	E 12	E 11	E 11	NW 17	W 17	NW 17	E 10	E 10	NE 10
kJ	5	5	5	—	—	2	2	4	2	4	1	2	4	2	4	11	9	9	11	6	11	2	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	NNW 4	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	—	—
kJ	10	24	41	47	44	44	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	11	25	36	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu River Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Henderson Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	135	135	135	135	135	165	19	35	22	22	22	22	22	41	64	41	41	41	41	35	19	35	8	33
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Forestry	Henderson Bay	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	Twilight Beach	Scott Point	Scott Point	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	4	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	2	2	3
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Asu Indonesia	Jacobs Bay South Africa	Shingles New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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