Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.0°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 3PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (13 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)1313121211111010101099131313131212121212101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40643636248320671314972459533407214254211173121162160109184138136139125149143
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
NE
15
NNE
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
30
NNW
25
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------
Sunset--5:58-------5:55-------5:53-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141616171615141314161615141211111214141313121010
Feels °C (?)13151311108891114138997891311108888
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