Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.66° S 173.03° E

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is

10.2° C

Banks Peninsula - 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 Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	NNW 5	ESE 13	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	90	118	82	82	93	97	97	95	90	58	53	198	203	283	390	988	1459	1726	1519	1174	966	1003	953	917
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSE	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	S	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	SSW	NE	N	NNW	WSW	NNE	NE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:33AM2.08m				5:06PM2.28m				5:29AM2.09m					6:01PM2.26m				6:25AM2.07m				6:56PM2.20m
Low Tide				10:48AM-0.06m				11:27PM0.03m				11:45AM-0.06m					00:23AM0.02m				12:42PM-0.03m


	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	7:54
	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	11	12	14	15	13	13	10	12	11	9	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	8	7	7
Feels °C	11	9	10	11	13	11	12	8	8	8	5	8	8	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	8	6	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	SSW 17	N 5	NE 5	NNE 5	ESE 13	N 5	N 5	S 5	S 6	S 7	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 10	ESE 15
kJ	66	81	74	27	93	27	27	36	60	50	25	36	58	92	281	988	1459	1726	1519	1174	966	636	450	917
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	SSW 19	SSW 16	SSW 16	N 4	NE 7	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	ESE 13	ESE 13	NNE 7	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	SSW 10
kJ	22	118	82	82	5	18	97	95	90	58	53	44	203	283	390	469	590	705	818	880	904	1003	953	335
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	E 13	E 12	E 12	NE 7	SSW 17	E 11	ESE 14	SW 8	SSW 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	NNE 7	SSW 15	SSW 14	NNE 5	E 11	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 15	—	—
kJ	90	28	47	46	14	97	22	37	11	49	51	198	27	125	118	3	2	—	—	—	515	256	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 4	NW 4	W 2	NW 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNE 5	NNW 5	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	—	—	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 4
kJ	—	7	11	1	7	26	14	43	33	57	11	51	94	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	6	7
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	16	11	0	16	11	0	22	0	11	0	0	0	0	16	16	0	0	0	16	16
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	6	4	4	5	4	1	5	1	1	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	7	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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