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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Surf Forecast
/ Canterbury (28 surf breaks) /
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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 3.6°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 11AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 508 | 738 | 615 | 457 | 382 | 375 | 341 | 433 | 425 | 401 | 320 | 314 | 286 | 245 | 356 | 200 | 235 | 164 | 164 | 391 | 414 | 216 | 800 | 586 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:11AM 1.76 | 11:36PM 1.64 | 11:59AM 1.78 | 12:27AM 1.71 | 12:50PM 1.82 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:56AM 0.42 | 5:31PM 0.40 | 5:44AM 0.38 | 6:17PM 0.34 | 6:35AM 0.33 | 7:05PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Mon 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:50 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
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