Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.66° S 173.03° E

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is
10.8° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.1
NNE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
2
S
9
2.3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
440
660
890
1499
1321
769
686
314
591
486
413
354
355
299
690
822
1349
1405
1301
996
887
1122
1230
1384
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:49PM1.80m
8:08AM1.64m
8:30PM1.77m
8:53AM1.65m
9:14PM1.75m
9:40AM1.67m
Low Tide
2:10AM0.40m
2:19PM0.40m
2:52AM0.40m
3:05PM0.40m
3:35AM0.38m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
9
8
7
7
8
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
8
6
8
9
9
4
4
2
2
3
7
5
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.2
SSW
18
2.5
NE
9
0.7
E
10
1.8
NNE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
184
174
163
30
1119
106
523
314
591
486
413
354
355
299
161
86
86
121
398
572
887
1122
1230
1384
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
E
12
0.2
SSW
17
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
NNE
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
E
10
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
1.5
S
8
Energy kJ
6
25
5
26
66
30
238
232
22
20
18
17
124
184
248
318
70
297
273
201
196
191
176
302
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
21
0.2
SSW
13
0.5
W
5
0.4
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
5
10
3
30
29
28
24
44
3
9
34
18
11
34
78
92
69
339
167
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.1
NNE
9
0.5
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
1.3
SSW
9
2
S
9
2.3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.7
S
8
Energy kJ
440
660
890
1499
1321
769
686
13
47
69
299
690
822
1349
1405
1301
996
758
621
405
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
Distance (km)
16
133
61
31
22
30
18
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
23
201
204
201
238
244
201
23
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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