Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.66° S 173.03° E

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C

1.9°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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 6AM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (19 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
2
2
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
15
2.2
S
16
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
2
NNE
6
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1763
2479
2945
3016
2510
1730
1325
1034
825
584
418
347
228
282
292
280
311
348
279
183
172
167
164
161
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
40
NNW
35
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NW
0
NE
10
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:20PM2.24m
7:46AM2.03m
8:18PM2.17m
8:46AM1.98m
9:15PM2.08m
9:46AM1.93m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.03m
2:01PM0.00m
2:39AM0.06m
2:59PM0.07m
3:35AM0.11m
3:56PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
4
4
7
3
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
13
17
16
17
19
20
15
14
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
6
6
8
7
7
8
9
9
11
14
15
15
12
8
8
10
9
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
15
2.2
S
16
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
15
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1763
2479
2945
3016
2510
1730
1325
1034
825
584
418
347
228
160
292
238
311
348
279
126
172
167
164
161
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
19
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.1
NE
15
0.2
ENE
14
0.1
SE
16
0.5
S
10
0.4
NE
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
7
35
32
37
30
8
20
11
49
40
280
273
198
178
183
45
24
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.3
NE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.6
NW
4
0.1
SE
16
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
7
13
12
12
12
11
27
10
14
10
16
6
50
48
35
8
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNW
4
1.6
N
5
1.8
N
6
1.8
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.2
S
3
1
SSE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
17
64
35
146
200
209
282
135
1
40
24
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
4
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
18
0
18
30
16
0
16
18
18
133
133
133
31
18
0
0
23
30
244
4
30
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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