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 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.1° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 5AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1155
1016
888
759
643
673
665
501
242
243
316
231
218
158
165
179
228
215
192
249
1570
3621
3448
1155
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:40AM2.00m
9:06PM1.86m
9:39AM2.00m
10:06PM1.85m
10:41AM2.01m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.20m
3:04PM0.24m
3:24AM0.20m
4:03PM0.25m
4:22AM0.20m
5:02PM0.24m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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6:58
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7:32
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7:35
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2
1
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Temp °C
9
7
8
12
15
15
11
10
10
11
10
12
19
17
15
10
8
7
8
7
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
7
4
5
9
13
12
9
8
8
8
7
9
17
14
13
6
3
3
5
3
5
6
5
4
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