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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.1° C
 (Which is 3.6°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 11AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)888888888888888887777799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4774944224454434124033833463463042381961641251089479625150494645
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		glassglassglassonononononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
1.86
4:39PM
1.72
5:06AM
1.89
5:21PM
1.74
5:47AM
1.91
6:02PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
0.45
10:44PM
0.36
11:19AM
0.41
11:27PM
0.33
12:02PM
0.38
12:11AM
0.30
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:05-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset-----9:07-------9:07-------9:06--
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C121213141514121111111413141411111010141515141211
Feels °C (?)99910111098981110111191099121313121111
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