Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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 4PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (04 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
0.8
S
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
NE
2
NE
2.4
NE
Period(s) (?)610777718161515141414141311111112105667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75125433322166213424630526929723622320490889014221280189321535
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
S
15
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
0
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffglassglassoncross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
1.88
7:42AM
1.78
8:08PM
1.85
8:30AM
1.73
8:57PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
0.29
1:39AM
0.34
1:56PM
0.34
2:27AM
0.39
2:43PM
0.40
3:16AM
0.44
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise--------7:48-------7:48-------
Sunset---7:14-------7:12-------7:10----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C171514121112121212131312121211111314151515151515
Feels °C (?)1313118810101010111110111110111313141211121212
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