Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.8
S
2.1
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.1
ESE
3
SE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
Period(s) (?)881010109106678888888810910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14718432039234825824524434165176386587085784890396379875012078561030907794
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00PM
2.15
6:25AM
2.00
6:57PM
2.16
7:23AM
1.98
7:56PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
0.06
12:22AM
0.10
12:42PM
0.06
1:21AM
0.11
1:40PM
0.07
2:20AM
0.13
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:45-------5:45-----
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1315121213121111111098887789989888
Feels °C (?)111488108665322222233323333
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