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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 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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 2.0°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 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 20 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
225 | 82 | 127 | 62 | 58 | 50 | 37 | 57 | 42 | 39 | 30 | 17 | 104 | 184 | 454 | 263 | 561 | 1086 | 2397 | 2846 | 2379 | 1895 | 1387 | 1042 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.94m | 2:11PM1.89m | 2:32AM1.90m | 2:58PM1.89m | 3:17AM1.86m | 3:42PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.22m | 8:20PM0.26m | 8:45AM0.23m | 9:08PM0.29m | 9:30AM0.26m | 9:55PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 225 | 82 | 127 | 62 | 58 | 50 | 35 | 57 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 104 | 184 | 28 | 14 | 137 | 1086 | 2397 | 2846 | 2379 | 1895 | 1387 | 1042 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | NNE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 7 | NNE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | 78 | 3 | 54 | 53 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 313 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NNE 4 | S 14 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | S 21 | SSW 7 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | — | E 16 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | SE 10 | — | — | — | NE 15 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 454 | 263 | 561 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 16 | 16 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 16 |
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