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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
13.8° C
(Which is 2.4°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 5AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | |
3136 | 1620 | 906 | 525 | 683 | 667 | 524 | 496 | 357 | 307 | 1318 | 2454 | 3163 | 2265 | 1998 | 3001 | 3152 | 3695 | 3285 | 3340 | 4323 | 2252 | 1872 | 1486 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.73m | 10:11AM1.58m | 10:34PM1.72m | 10:57AM1.59m | 11:19PM1.73m | 11:42AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.49m | 4:13PM0.48m | 4:48AM0.47m | 4:58PM0.46m | 5:32AM0.43m | 5:44PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
 kJ | 59 | 67 | 63 | 132 | 683 | 667 | 524 | 496 | 357 | 307 | 953 | 2454 | 3163 | 2265 | 680 | 613 | 604 | 521 | 435 | 384 | 2817 | 2252 | 1872 | 1486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 59 | 64 | 65 | 62 | 9 | 30 | 51 | 96 | 216 | 190 | 159 | 701 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 378 | 319 | 270 | 256 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 53 | 83 | 82 | 47 | 75 | 68 | 158 | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3136 | 1620 | 906 | 525 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1318 | — | — | — | 1998 | 3001 | 3152 | 3695 | 3285 | 3340 | 4323 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 161 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 183 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
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