Raupo Bay Surf Break

Raupo Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 34.87° S 173.29° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raupo Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

Surf Forecasts:

Raupo Bay surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NNW swell with 801 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Raupo Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Raupo Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Raupo Bay in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12PM (Tue 7th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 8s
Best Surf12PM (Tue 7th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 8s
Most Powerful 3AM (Tue 7th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Raupo Bay over the next 16 days.

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
2.3
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
2.4
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.1
W
16
0.6
E
10
0.1
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
153
418
172
352
640
359
159
32
54
21
34
48
47
57
33
32
31
5
66
6
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
25
NNW
25
N
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
20
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:45AM1.92m
00:13AM2.04m
12:26PM1.90m
00:53AM2.02m
1:10PM1.89m
1:37AM2.00m
1:58PM1.88m
2:25AM2.00m
2:53PM1.90m
3:17AM2.00m
3:54PM1.94m
4:17AM2.01m
5:02PM2.01m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.47m
6:03AM0.49m
6:09PM0.49m
6:47AM0.48m
6:54PM0.52m
7:33AM0.46m
7:44PM0.56m
8:23AM0.45m
8:41PM0.58m
9:18AM0.43m
9:45PM0.59m
10:19AM0.40m
10:53PM0.57m
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:33
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7:33
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7:33
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7:33
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—
7:33
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—
7:33
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—
7:33
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—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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5:27
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—
5:28
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—
5:28
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—
5:29
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—
5:30
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—
5:30
—
—
5:30
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 mm
—
1
13
1
2
6
6
5
5
—
—
—
—
2
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
16
16
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
15
15
13
13
14
11
Feels °C
13
13
8
6
5
7
13
9
9
10
10
8
8
8
9
11
11
8
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
11
1.7
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
202
153
108
56
54
36
359
159
25
54
26
26
48
47
57
33
32
31
46
66
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
6
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.2
NNW
8
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
19
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
37
—
—
—
—
—
33
32
32
7
21
34
2
2
10
14
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
NW
16
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
11
—
—
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
42
12
4
2
3
5
—
—
1
3
6
3
5
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.5
NNW
6
2.3
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
2.4
NNW
8
—
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
2
18
418
172
352
640
—
5
18
16
16
18
11
3
8
17
13
4
4
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay
Northland
Tokerau Beach or Doubtless Bay
Northland
Marokopa
Taranaki
Marsden Point
Northland
Marsden Point
Northland
O'Neills Bay
Auckland
The Bluff-South Side
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Ngataki Beach and Paxton Point
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Puwheke Beach
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Puwheke Beach
Northland
Henderson Bay
Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
1
1
5
9
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
8
404
155
155
247
41
21
21
21
21
25
21
21
3
21
21
21
21
3
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Moureeses
Fairway Reef
Marsden Point
Marsden Point
The Box
The Ledge
Takou Bay
Moureeses
Moureeses
Moureeses
Matauri Bay
Takou Bay
Moureeses
Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
The Ledge
Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
The Ledge
Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
9
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
5
1
4
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Mangamaunu
Kaikoura and Marlborough
Punakaiki
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Smoothwater Bay
West Coast South Island
Oakura Beach
Taranaki
The Box
Northland
Shingles
West Coast South Island
Diners Beach
Gisborne and Mahia
Little Wanganui
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Raglan-Indicators
Raglan and West Waikato
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach
Otago
Graveyards
Taranaki
Papatowai
Catlins
Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach
Otago
Nine Mile
West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
5
5
6
7
9
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Lebu
Chile
Trial Harbour
Australia
Easter Reef
Australia
Blaketown Wedge
New Zealand
Blaketown Wedge
New Zealand
Gas Bay
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Calicoan Island ABCD Beach
Philippines
Trial Harbour
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Lucky Point
Philippines
Lucky Point
Philippines
Barbel Point
South Africa
Trial Harbour
Australia
Boneyards
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Asu
Indonesia
Kaifu Rivermouth
Japan
Dinner Plates
New Zealand
Kaifu Rivermouth
Japan
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
7
5
5
8
7
5
5
9
8
9
9
6
6
5
5
4
6
5
5
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The above surf forecast table for Raupo Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Raupo Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Raupo Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Raupo Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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