Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.9°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 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
3
!
!
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)9141313131312121212121010999812111010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25417716716516216010918413813613615314319431344252434352814992681484356258
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
N
25
NNW
25
WNW
5
SW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
NW
5
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset5:55-------5:53-------5:52-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C171513121110121414131414101011151512111110111115
Feels °C (?)1199976912111098877910991088811
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