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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 10 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
16.2° 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 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 128 | 168 | 255 | 110 | 144 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 71 | 64 | 61 | 50 | 72 | 85 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 212 | 238 | 220 | 163 | 112 | 256 | 343 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:48AM 2.10 | 10:17PM 1.91 | 10:45AM 2.01 | 11:16PM 1.86 | 11:41AM 1.92 | 12:13AM 1.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:09PM 0.13 | 4:28AM 0.16 | 5:04PM 0.18 | 5:24AM 0.24 | 5:57PM 0.24 | 6:18AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:01 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
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