Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 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 3PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). 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)8ft (2.4m)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
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
!
!
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.1
E
1.5
E
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
NNE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)999101010111213131212111111101010999131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1684148412518691077145018582646407538932918201314521065507610407258327222218165162163
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NW
15
NNE
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
0.47
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset--5:59-------5:58-------5:55-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-122--------------------
Temp. °C161615161615141314161717161514141516171513111110
Feels °C (?)13141417161311101315141110879111213910787
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