Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 05 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 2.2°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 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
S
17
0.8
SSW
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1.1
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
280
258
201
293
316
484
350
273
210
210
156
149
107
111
111
111
77
140
306
330
402
255
223
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
ESE
0
E
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:00AM1.70m
7:26PM1.82m
7:48AM1.66m
8:14PM1.79m
8:36AM1.63m
9:01PM1.76m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.42m
1:47AM0.45m
1:57PM0.45m
2:34AM0.47m
2:44PM0.47m
3:20AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
7:24
7:26
7:26
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
10
13
13
8
9
10
10
10
12
17
19
16
15
15
14
16
20
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
8
11
11
5
7
8
7
6
8
14
17
15
14
13
12
13
16
14
14
14
14
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
S
17
0.8
SSW
15
1
S
15
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
300
280
258
201
293
316
484
114
107
82
75
47
54
107
111
111
111
77
75
71
60
283
255
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
31
32
30
38
160
61
123
350
273
210
210
156
149
29
29
13
19
10
8
61
63
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
S
17
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
18
0.6
NNW
4
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
6
9
8
147
16
155
12
19
17
7
16
19
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NW
4
0.7
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
1.1
N
4
1
N
4
1
NNE
4
1.1
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
0.4
NW
4
1.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
27
3
46
62
46
40
34
140
306
330
402
5
223
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
16
16
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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