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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 24 Jan 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
17.9° C
 (Which is 3.2°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 5PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
2
!
4
4
!
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)88888891112121212121111101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)783744715784756920197616051986468128632538216519851904164014781449133016011470141110041199
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21AM
1.85
9:47PM
1.77
10:11AM
1.83
10:42PM
1.81
11:06AM
1.81
11:41PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
0.29
4:04AM
0.31
4:33PM
0.28
4:59AM
0.31
5:25PM
0.26
5:56AM
0.31
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset---9:02-------9:01-------9:00----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---343211---21------1---
Temp. °C131314131312121213141514141515151516171514131312
Feels °C (?)99999681012131111111213141314161413121110
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