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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 06 Dec 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.5°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 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
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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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 192 | 154 | 123 | 239 | 253 | 203 | 459 | 406 | 323 | 258 | 132 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 52 | 77 | 87 | 117 | 200 | 298 | 182 | 110 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:57AM 2.28 | 6:21PM 2.07 | 6:55AM 2.28 | 7:19PM 2.06 | 7:52AM 2.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:38PM -0.03 | 12:19PM 0.04 | 12:37AM -0.04 | 1:18PM 0.04 | 1:35AM -0.02 | 2:16PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:58 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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