Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 29 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
12.7° 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 (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 8AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (29 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (29 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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 Sun night, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3624
3094
2479
2097
1744
1475
1209
1039
942
827
722
425
278
332
143
223
206
161
260
204
248
364
588
596
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:52AM1.77m
3:19PM1.86m
3:35AM1.76m
4:02PM1.87m
4:19AM1.75m
4:44PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.33m
9:31PM0.40m
9:44AM0.35m
10:17PM0.41m
10:27AM0.37m
11:02PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
Temp °C
9
9
10
12
11
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
12
10
11
12
14
15
14
15
16
16
16
17
7
8
9
10
9
7
6
6
7
7
8
10
11
8
9
9
8
9
10
11
11
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
NE
6
1.2
S
11
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3624
3094
2479
2097
1744
1475
1209
1039
942
827
722
425
72
332
103
158
206
161
64
61
81
55
28
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.8
SSE
11
1
SSW
11
1.1
NE
6
0.8
S
10
1
S
11
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
23
11
11
10
10
10
2
2
2
2
2
128
278
82
122
223
69
74
57
43
29
23
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.8
SSE
10
0.1
NE
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.1
E
12
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
128
6
143
3
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
2
11
31
56
58
112
124
181
133
260
204
248
364
588
596
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
18
30
30
16
16
30
30
30
30
16
0
16
16
18
30
16
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
7
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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