Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.66° S 173.03° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is
10.8° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 10AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
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2
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.8
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SE
9
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
237
566
880
1005
1238
1469
1778
1921
1048
765
666
721
768
874
962
1465
1268
1092
1155
1080
1244
1221
1076
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:53AM1.65m
9:14PM1.75m
9:40AM1.67m
10:02PM1.75m
10:31AM1.73m
10:53PM1.76m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.40m
3:05PM0.40m
3:35AM0.38m
3:53PM0.40m
4:21AM0.36m
4:44PM0.38m
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
1
2
3
11
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
2
1
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
7
6
5
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
1
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
16
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.3
E
10
Energy kJ
244
237
132
88
311
106
110
169
196
631
666
666
721
768
874
962
1465
1268
1092
1155
1080
1244
1221
1076
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
NE
8
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
124
184
246
300
72
297
273
201
280
177
176
169
163
156
145
198
186
140
136
123
89
62
203
196
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
12
Energy kJ
17
55
50
77
70
34
30
9
7
29
56
61
96
91
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
7
1.4
SW
8
1.8
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
2.3
S
10
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SE
9
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
2.2
SSE
7
2.4
S
7
Energy kJ
131
238
566
880
1005
1238
1469
1778
1921
1048
765
587
456
369
271
198
129
85
88
80
123
200
444
562
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
23
23
25
226
201
226
23
23
22
23
22
0
0
0
0
23
201
201
201
201
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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