Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.66° S 173.03° E

Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.7
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
0.6
S
19
0.8
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
49
49
53
100
146
180
208
346
419
244
280
226
390
145
194
226
267
466
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:13AM1.98m
2:43PM2.13m
3:06AM2.01m
3:34PM2.13m
Low Tide
8:05PM0.16m
8:24AM0.06m
8:59PM0.11m
9:18AM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
3
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
7
5
Feels °C
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
5
4
3
1
3
2
1
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