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 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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

2.4°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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
3
1
2
2
3
4
2
!
!
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
2.1
NE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
2.3
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1491
1081
905
747
690
574
574
573
506
506
427
361
304
265
456
412
334
274
542
1346
1558
1672
1667
1389
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
5
W
0
N
5
NE
5
N
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:41AM1.84m
00:02AM1.83m
12:34PM1.82m
00:53AM1.77m
1:24PM1.81m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.22m
5:47PM0.32m
6:13AM0.28m
6:40PM0.39m
7:01AM0.33m
7:31PM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
7
10
10
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
9
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
8
Feels °C
7
8
5
8
9
7
6
7
6
7
6
7
8
9
9
3
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.8
NE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
1491
1081
905
747
690
574
574
573
506
506
427
361
304
265
349
412
334
274
235
286
255
190
184
239
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
7
36
31
27
23
23
23
20
29
30
44
149
273
172
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.6
S
6
2
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
3
S
9
Energy kJ
39
65
96
183
456
154
272
542
1346
1558
1672
1667
1389
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
1
1
Distance (km)
22
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
16
16
16
16
0
149
0
0
0
0
201
201
29
23
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
4
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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