Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 22 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 1.9°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 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (23 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (23 May)5ft (1.5m)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 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
318
308
246
209
167
334
350
973
1168
1091
913
926
1131
1314
1496
1452
1565
1371
1297
1207
1001
986
839
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
W
5
NNW
5
SE
5
SSE
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:41PM2.11m
10:10AM1.93m
10:40PM2.04m
11:10AM1.90m
11:36PM1.97m
12:07PM1.87m
Low Tide
4:00AM0.12m
4:20PM0.13m
4:56AM0.15m
5:17PM0.19m
5:51AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:04
Temp °C
10
11
10
11
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
10
9
9
9
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
12
13
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
Energy kJ
406
318
308
246
209
167
334
350
973
1168
1091
913
926
1131
1314
1496
1452
1565
1371
1297
1207
1001
986
839
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.6
S
15
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
31
32
27
22
13
13
9
163
49
47
60
57
54
50
48
46
59
49
79
73
71
71
71
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
9
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
Energy kJ
8
5
5
3
3
41
19
5
5
6
3
3
16
38
33
21
14
10
11
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
2
8
18
30
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
16
0
0
4
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
5
4
3
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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