Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.4°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: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.7
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.8
S
2.5
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)55569889877888101010991010689
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11311712817536430214318611696561321711713484163923212112071842458501312
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
2.00
5:05PM
2.10
5:29AM
2.01
6:00PM
2.15
6:25AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
0.13
10:52AM
0.09
11:25PM
0.10
11:46AM
0.06
12:22AM
0.10
12:42PM
0.06
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset------5:49-------5:47-------5:45-
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C171716161617171615141212131212121211111112131312
Feels °C (?)11111112111111101111911108789888101198
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