Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.9°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 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
3
!
4
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1
E
1.2
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
S
1
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
S
1.7
SSW
2.2
SSW
4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)10109141313131312121212121010999912111099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40718625417716712116216010918413813613615317730031344280238261570896601269
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
25
NW
20
WSW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
crossoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:53-------5:52-----
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------21--------
Temp. °C141617151312111112141413141210101215151211111010
Feels °C (?)101211999779121110988791010981088
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