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 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is
12.6°C
2.9° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 9PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
1.6
NE
6
0.8
SSW
16
2
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.4
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
292
284
280
178
170
346
357
308
314
466
631
916
1279
717
589
337
263
234
183
151
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:14PM2.02m
4:39AM1.99m
5:02PM1.98m
5:27AM1.99m
5:48PM1.94m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.13m
10:29PM0.13m
10:52AM0.15m
11:16PM0.15m
11:42AM0.19m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:46
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6:43
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7:43
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7:44
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7:45
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Temp °C
10
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
16
19
19
17
13
Feels °C
9
11
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
15
18
17
16
12
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