Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
14.7° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
!
2
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
2.1
S
3
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
SE
4
SE
4.5
SE
Period(s) (?)9887777889101010991068999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39728435371699062145125220408475392272258250344922173915862151244327223188
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
2.10
5:29AM
2.01
6:00PM
2.15
6:25AM
2.00
6:57PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
0.09
11:25PM
0.10
11:46AM
0.06
12:22AM
0.10
12:42PM
0.06
1:21AM
0.11
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:47-------5:45-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-------------11111-125416
Temp. °C161817161513121213141311121212111110988898
Feels °C (?)111311111010811111298999764322232
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