Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.66° S 173.03° E

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is

13.4°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	5s
Evening (02 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NE 8	NW 5	NNE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	102	154	108	70	69	72	31	83	47	69	62	102	149	236	142	331	346	413	366	269	225	202	133	123
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	SE	W	NW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		11:27AM2.06m				11:56PM1.91m				12:26PM2.03m				00:55AM1.91m					1:23PM2.01m				1:52AM1.92m
Low Tide				5:45PM0.16m				6:05AM0.14m				6:42PM0.15m					7:03AM0.16m				7:36PM0.16m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	8:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	18	17	15	15	14	16	15	14	12	11	11	10	10	12	14	15	15	13	14	14	14
Feels °C	9	11	10	12	13	12	13	13	15	12	10	9	8	9	8	8	11	13	14	14	13	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	NNE 8	NNE 6	NNE 8	NE 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 8	SSW 13	SE 5	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	14	14	46	26	44	72	134	83	35	18	30	102	23	236	142	331	346	413	366	269	225	202	56	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NNE 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	NNE 8	SSW 14	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 11	NE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	NE 6	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	22	22	22	26	16	15	30	14	47	69	62	25	149	35	33	28	5	13	20	20	14	23	133	123
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 13	S 9	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 16	NE 8	NE 8	SSW 8	ENE 7	NE 8	SE 11	S 15	NE 11	S 10	NE 11	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	15	7	6	23	14	13	13	19	17	16	6	5	40	5	115	5	2	5	12	9	11	14	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	—	—	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 5	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	—	NE 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	102	154	108	70	69	52	31	—	—	3	24	30	—	20	19	20	33	17	—	11	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	133	161	149	149	18	11	4	0	0	201	238	30	30	30	16	16	16	16	16	16	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)					1	1	1	1	1			1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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