Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 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
16.3° 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 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
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
ESE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
Period(s) (?)77661514141313131212141313567889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14413197677181771019893878311310198102218493115316152161297531083066
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
WSW
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
50
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscrossglassglassglassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38AM
1.90
10:13PM
2.03
10:40AM
1.88
11:16PM
2.02
11:43AM
1.87
12:18AM
2.02
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-------
Sunset---7:34-------7:31-------7:30----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1115922--
Temp. °C161919161414141314171615141515151615151516151515
Feels °C (?)15181816141414121318161514141311119978789
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