Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.66° S 173.03° E

Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 3AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
1.3
S
7
0.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2
S
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
183
198
943
1704
2510
2186
1691
1325
987
786
610
566
205
461
402
346
339
284
235
217
173
138
106
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
0
ESE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:06PM1.85m
10:41AM2.01m
11:08PM1.85m
11:43AM2.01m
00:10AM1.87m
12:43PM2.03m
Low Tide
4:22AM0.20m
5:02PM0.24m
5:21AM0.19m
6:01PM0.23m
6:20AM0.17m
6:59PM0.20m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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7:36
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7:37
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1
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Temp °C
9
8
7
7
9
10
9
8
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
6
6
6
6
9
10
10
8
7
Feels °C
5
4
3
4
5
6
5
5
3
4
3
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
4
4
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