Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.9°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 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
!
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
S
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)1313121212121210107899121211109999666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)162160109184138136136153315325386384439183928252947998639404165189171154194
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
0
N
10
ENE
15
NNE
25
NNW
25
NW
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offglassononcrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:51---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------21--------------
Temp. °C111012141413141411101115151311101010121316161616
Feels °C (?)769131110998781010988879911111010
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