Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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 5AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.7
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.4
ENE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.3
NE
Period(s) (?)999999999996677788999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4243853223222662272272271771774813304023914125951085154514971448115113011244742
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
1.72
10:52AM
1.59
11:18PM
1.72
11:40AM
1.59
12:04AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
0.52
4:52PM
0.50
5:28AM
0.51
5:38PM
0.48
6:12AM
0.47
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:56---
Sunset-------6:02-------6:00------5:59-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161514131415141212131313141415141515151516171716
Feels °C (?)141312121313119910109111112121312121314151614
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