Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.66° S 173.03° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is

10.3° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 11AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	5s
Evening (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s

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 Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NNE 7	NE 7	E 10	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	164	169	160	8	92	69	82	52	90	118	82	82	94	97	97	95	90	58	55	198	203	283	385	1032
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	S	W	NNW	N	NNW	SW	WNW	W	WNW	W	SSE	ENE	NW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide		3:37AM2.04m				4:11PM2.26m				4:33AM2.08m				5:06PM2.28m				5:29AM2.09m					6:01PM2.26m
Low Tide				9:50AM-0.02m				10:31PM0.06m				10:48AM-0.06m				11:27PM0.03m				11:45AM-0.06m


	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	7:54
	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	11	12	14	15	14	13	14	13	12	11	13	14	13	10	10	9	9	10	9	10	8	8	8
Feels °C	5	8	7	9	8	9	9	11	10	11	9	11	11	10	8	8	7	6	6	5	8	5	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NNE 7	NE 7	E 10	ENE 7	E 10	NNE 8	ENE 6	ENE 8	NNE 5	NNE 7	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 8	ESE 16
kJ	164	169	160	8	9	8	7	16	23	31	79	82	94	97	64	20	37	46	46	47	36	51	131	376
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 8	E 10	S 18	E 10	NE 8	SSW 16	NE 7	SSW 16	E 12	ESE 12	E 12	SSW 17	SSW 4	ESE 13	ESE 13	NW 4	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	NNE 5
kJ	15	8	8	5	8	25	8	28	90	33	82	46	47	24	97	5	60	58	5	198	203	283	385	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 18	S 18	E 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 11	SSW 19	E 12	SSW 19	NE 7	ESE 14	E 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 13	SSW 15	NNE 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 11
kJ	7	7	7	6	25	4	26	52	10	118	47	72	9	19	22	95	90	50	55	47	27	86	71	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	N 7	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 5	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 4	NNE 5	SW 9	SW 4	—	NW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	NW 4	NW 3	SSW 14
kJ	5	15	35	229	92	69	82	51	51	—	—	25	29	80	12	6	—	5	2	34	55	1	2	1032
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4
Distance (km)	0	18	18	29	267	161	239	11	11	0	0	0	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	11	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	1	4	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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