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 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is
12.1°C
2.3° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.4
SSW
17
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
7
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
231
180
144
110
79
67
116
108
114
102
112
100
97
100
112
233
251
145
89
80
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
12:43PM2.03m
1:10AM1.90m
1:41PM2.04m
2:06AM1.93m
2:35PM2.05m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.20m
7:18AM0.15m
7:54PM0.18m
8:15AM0.13m
8:48PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:54
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6:52
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6:50
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7:37
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7:38
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7:39
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Temp °C
9
11
10
8
7
8
7
7
11
15
16
12
11
11
10
10
14
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
6
8
6
4
3
5
5
5
9
12
13
10
9
9
7
7
11
14
14
10
9
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