Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.66° S 173.03° E

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is

12.7°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 (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 8AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (13 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 18	ENE 7	SSW 16	NNE 8	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	181	178	168	135	118	102	83	85	98	94	71	81	80	120	104	77	49	40	39	53	136	203	649	1886
Wind (km/h)	N	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	E	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:01AM1.94m				7:23PM1.82m				7:49AM1.90m				8:12PM1.77m				8:39AM1.86m				9:02PM1.71m
Low Tide	00:50AM0.24m					1:21PM0.30m				1:37AM0.30m				2:10PM0.35m				2:25AM0.36m				2:59PM0.41m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	3	—	2	2	4	10
Temp °C	12	12	13	17	21	22	21	18	17	13	12	12	14	15	13	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8
Feels °C	12	10	11	14	19	20	18	16	16	12	11	9	11	15	13	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	4	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NNE 8	NNE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	SSE 6	NE 8	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7
kJ	181	178	168	135	118	91	83	75	88	56	40	38	26	87	104	59	49	39	39	43	136	18	22	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 7	ENE 7	NNE 7	SSW 14	NE 8	NE 8	SSW 14	NE 7	NE 6	SSW 8	S 8	S 7	NE 7	SSW 11	E 12	E 12
kJ	83	80	42	41	61	102	55	85	24	27	29	81	24	120	77	57	23	40	33	49	23	24	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	S 20	S 19	S 18	SSW 14	E 15	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	NNE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 13	SSW 14	SSW 9	NE 6	NE 8	NE 8	SSW 12	NNE 6	SSW 16	—
kJ	2	8	29	25	20	4	3	3	98	94	71	8	80	78	3	77	34	9	35	53	28	8	24	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 4	—	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 5	—	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	SE 6	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	18	—	2	12	19	54	—	85	—	—	—	—	52	—	203	649	1886
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	11	16	16	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	201
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