Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.1°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 4AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (12 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
3
3
3
3
4
4
!
!
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.1
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.8
ENE
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)899999991010111112131212121111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1187183919541588145213011151937906104414391771317741933508255512041186951707510394421440
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
ENE
20
NE
5
SE
5
S
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
ENE
15
NE
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
ononononglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
0.47
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:56-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset------5:59-------5:58-------5:55-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151515151617161616161514141616171615151415161715
Feels °C (?)12111212141614171715121212151412988911131311
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