Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
13.9° 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 11PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (26 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
14
2
S
15
2
S
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
S
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
514
1240
1934
2011
1641
1225
957
734
698
546
434
290
225
106
126
64
53
41
38
57
29
39
38
37
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
00:54AM1.98m
1:22PM1.89m
1:45AM1.94m
2:11PM1.89m
2:32AM1.90m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.20m
7:08AM0.20m
7:28PM0.23m
7:58AM0.22m
8:20PM0.26m
8:45AM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:37
5:36
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
16
12
12
12
12
12
13
16
15
13
13
14
14
14
15
17
17
13
13
12
12
11
13
16
13
10
11
11
12
11
12
14
13
11
12
13
13
12
13
16
15
11
12
11
11
10
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
14
2
S
15
2
S
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
S
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
Energy kJ
514
1240
1934
2011
1641
1225
957
734
698
546
434
290
225
106
126
64
44
36
38
57
29
39
38
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
NE
4
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SW
7
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
23
32
18
8
7
3
2
1
2
5
78
4
53
53
41
35
2
14
2
20
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
S
20
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
3
1
2
4
5
2
1
30
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
W
2
Energy kJ
2
3
6
1
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
16
16
16
16
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
30
30
4
4
16
16
0
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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