Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 May 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
1
2
2
4
3
2
2
4
2
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4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NE
10
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2
NNE
8
2
NE
9
1.9
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.8
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
30
N
35
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
15
SW
0
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
W
10
W
10
S
10
ESE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
N
10
NNE
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
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:28
7:28
7:30
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5:19
5:17
5:16
1
2
1
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)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
ENE
9
2
NE
9
1.9
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.6
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
1.4
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.4
NE
13
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
NE
12
1.2
ENE
12
3
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
12
Energy 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)
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
8
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1.4
NE
13
1.2
ENE
12
1.1
NE
12
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
59
64
65
62
9
30
51
96
216
190
159
701
378
319
270
256
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
NE
14
0.6
NE
14
0.9
NE
14
Energy kJ
25
24
53
83
82
47
75
68
158
327
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NE
10
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2
NNE
8
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.2
WNW
3
1.8
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3136
1620
906
525
4
10
1
1318
1998
3001
3152
3695
3285
3340
4323
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
8
7
9
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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