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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 21 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
17.5° 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 6PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (21 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
3
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)14137778888991010111212121211111111118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)361345437523701907131011501039140618252127239829803446332028802557240917711458757551523
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
20
ESE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
1.91
7:26PM
1.75
7:51AM
1.89
8:10PM
1.75
8:34AM
1.87
8:56PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
0.33
1:38AM
0.28
2:11PM
0.32
2:24AM
0.28
2:56PM
0.30
3:12AM
0.29
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:13-------6:15
Sunset---9:05-------9:04-------9:02----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----41325147221------58631
Temp. °C151415161616161616161616161615151617151313121212
Feels °C (?)10910111112121312121416161514141617121010989
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