Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 3.1°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 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
4.5
NE
5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
5
NE
Period(s) (?)661514141313131214141313667889910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97677181771019893871161131019814530964012061747284539104135410741074716
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscrosscross-
off
glassoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13PM
2.03
10:40AM
1.88
11:16PM
2.02
11:43AM
1.87
12:18AM
2.02
12:45PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
0.16
4:34AM
0.22
4:55PM
0.17
5:35AM
0.23
5:55PM
0.18
6:34AM
0.23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-
Sunset-7:34-------7:31-------7:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------111149371---
Temp. °C191614141313141716151515151516161515151515151516
Feels °C (?)18161413131214181514141412111110887889810
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