Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is

15.5°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Raupo Bay at 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	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)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	172	188	207	207	172	168	165	141	113	111	88	86	84	73	54	52	52	52	52	52	113	39	40	39
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SSE	ENE	NNE	N	NW	NW	N	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:57AM1.96m					7:26PM2.08m				7:56AM2.03m				8:18PM2.13m				8:48AM2.09m				9:06PM2.15m
Low Tide	00:14AM0.45m				12:37PM0.42m					1:10AM0.38m				1:32PM0.38m				2:01AM0.32m				2:22PM0.34m


	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	13	13	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	172	188	207	207	172	168	165	141	113	111	88	86	84	73	54	52	52	52	52	52	51	39	40	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 10	NE 12	NW 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	W 17	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	ESE 7	—
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	3	3	3	2	6	4	2	2	2	6	2	2	2	2	4	4	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 18	W 17	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 13	W 16	W 16	W 16	—	N 12	NW 12	N 12	N 12	W 17	—	N 11	—	N 11	—	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	6	6	9	9	2	3	5	5	5	—	3	6	3	3	6	—	2	—	2	—	2	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 8	NNE 4	N 5	N 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	2	3	7	8	13	113	26	21	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	5	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	36	20	8	0	0	0	10	10	41	41	41	10	41	22	22	41	41	41	22	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	Scott Point	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Scott Point	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	1	1	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Graveyards Taranaki	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Stent Road Taranaki	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	4

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