Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.66° S 173.03° E

Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.5
SSW
14
0.8
S
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
N
5
1
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
8
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
194
198
125
115
88
77
69
67
66
83
56
55
53
36
49
37
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
S
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:52PM1.91m
7:19AM1.92m
7:43PM1.83m
8:12AM1.86m
8:35PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.22m
1:38PM0.29m
1:59AM0.29m
2:30PM0.36m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
12
13
13
11
10
10
9
9
12
15
14
10
9
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
10
11
10
9
9
8
6
5
9
13
12
7
7
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