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 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is
11.0° C

1.5°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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 12AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
11
2.4
E
11
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
1.6
SSW
14
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
750
851
887
924
943
962
984
1244
1338
1007
901
1035
1007
1026
996
986
900
918
908
918
824
730
630
650
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:02PM1.75m
10:31AM1.73m
10:53PM1.76m
11:26AM1.81m
11:48PM1.79m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.36m
4:44PM0.38m
5:10AM0.31m
5:39PM0.35m
6:02AM0.26m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
7
Feels °C
6
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
5
4
2
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
11
2.4
E
11
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
Energy kJ
750
851
887
924
943
962
984
1244
1338
1007
901
1035
1007
1026
996
986
900
918
908
918
824
730
630
650
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.2
S
22
0.9
SSW
14
0.3
S
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
19
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
Energy kJ
163
207
203
113
91
178
123
123
123
96
203
198
243
36
356
68
123
178
461
345
313
313
237
161
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
22
0.1
S
22
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
192
198
186
7
29
57
61
144
91
45
9
263
160
217
212
183
193
138
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
1.8
S
6
1.7
S
6
2.2
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.6
SW
3
Energy kJ
400
273
64
56
46
61
173
271
267
240
442
286
986
836
572
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
23
0
0
0
22
0
0
0
23
23
25
201
22
163
25
0
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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