Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.66° S 173.03° E

Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is
9.8° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 6AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
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5
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
11
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
13
1.9
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3648
5525
5337
4398
3471
2923
2217
1657
1178
1423
792
765
632
678
746
657
633
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
ESE
5
SE
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:09PM1.82m
9:41AM1.82m
10:04PM1.75m
10:36AM1.79m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.29m
3:53PM0.38m
4:15AM0.36m
4:46PM0.45m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
7
9
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
8
7
Feels °C
2
3
4
5
4
6
9
7
5
5
6
6
7
9
8
6
5
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