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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 7AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
5562 | 5521 | 5316 | 4457 | 3785 | 3113 | 2469 | 2069 | 1535 | 1179 | 1013 | 880 | 786 | 2355 | 2278 | 2643 | 5222 | 4260 | 4595 | 4287 | 3844 | 5168 | 2972 | 2446 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:19PM1.73m | 11:42AM1.62m | 00:03AM1.76m | 12:28PM1.70m | 00:49AM1.80m | 1:16PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.43m | 5:44PM0.41m | 6:15AM0.38m | 6:32PM0.36m | 7:01AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 486 | 464 | 435 | 384 | 3785 | 3113 | 2469 | 2069 | 1535 | 1179 | 1013 | 880 | 786 | 2355 | 2278 | 2643 | 3197 | 130 | 88 | 85 | 59 | 3693 | 2972 | 2446 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 16 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 26 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | ENE 10 | S 20 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 325 | 289 | 275 | 219 | 215 | 190 | 190 | 151 | 321 | 117 | 146 | 99 | 128 | 13 | 44 | 96 | 227 | 58 | 194 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | ENE 11 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | S 26 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | E 10 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 151 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 13 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 52 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 5562 | 5521 | 5316 | 4457 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 5222 | 4260 | 4595 | 4287 | 3844 | 5168 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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