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 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
3.4° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
1.6
N
5
1.6
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.5
N
5
2.5
N
6
0.3
SSW
11
1.4
NNE
9
2.1
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
201
196
138
137
124
165
167
154
152
147
102
124
441
22
334
419
449
757
474
374
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
10
NW
30
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
ENE
15
E
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:26PM1.89m
4:51AM1.97m
5:13PM1.92m
5:40AM2.04m
6:03PM1.94m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.25m
10:36PM0.21m
11:05AM0.21m
11:25PM0.16m
11:58AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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6:18
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8:02
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8:04
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8:06
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3
1
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Temp °C
16
18
18
15
15
14
13
13
17
19
19
17
16
17
17
9
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
13
16
15
13
13
11
10
10
12
12
12
9
8
9
16
3
7
8
9
7
5
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