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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 Feb 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
18.3° C
 (Which is 3.2°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 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
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)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1213131313131312131212121111111077999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2442693564114844924763984183923132982091981531446569878181785247
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
N
10
W
10
SW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		offcrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
1.70
11:55PM
1.73
12:16PM
1.66
12:47AM
1.72
1:07PM
1.64
1:38AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
0.42
6:02AM
0.50
6:21PM
0.46
6:53AM
0.53
7:09PM
0.48
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:39-------6:41
Sunset---8:45-------8:44-------8:42----
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clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141515151414141415182019181919161718171613131414
Feels °C (?)141414131313131315181919191718141617151412111212
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