Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.66° S 173.03° E

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is

13.5°C

Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (04 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Evening (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4			Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	NE 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	281	253	222	152	130	123	119	98	94	73	99	116	128	131	153	123	162	123	127	130	132	100
Wind (km/h)	NE	E	ENE	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	ENE	E	ENE	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide					1:52AM1.92m				2:16PM1.97m				2:44AM1.93m				3:06PM1.94m				3:34AM1.94m
Low Tide			7:36PM0.16m				7:59AM0.18m				8:29PM0.16m				8:53AM0.21m				9:18PM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	8:20
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	15	15	15	17	19	20	20	18	17	18	17	17	21	22	23	21	19	18	18	17
Feels °C	15	15	15	14	13	15	17	18	19	18	17	17	16	15	17	18	19	16	16	16	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	S 10	S 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 9	S 9	NE 7	S 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	281	253	222	88	109	103	72	98	94	73	99	116	128	39	38	123	23	123	127	130	132	100
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 13	E 13	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SW 12	SW 12	S 9	S 12	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	NNW 4
kJ	12	7	7	152	130	123	119	4	3	68	61	58	57	6	5	37	3	23	22	22	12	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	E 13	E 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	S 8
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	16	15	6	6	3	3	5	6	6	6	7	7	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 3	NE 7	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 4
kJ	11	20	33	—	—	—	—	56	52	—	—	—	—	131	153	7	162	2	6	11	10	14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	16	16	0	16	16	11	16	16	16	0	0	0	16	16	16	90	18	68	18	11	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Matauri Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Header Global	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Boners United States	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bali Village Indonesia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Barrancon Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bells Beach - Bowl Australia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

storm austen

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (04 Nov):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website