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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 3PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 864 | 837 | 814 | 773 | 698 | 825 | 1895 | 2144 | 2129 | 1808 | 1379 | 1320 | 1147 | 1037 | 1037 | 940 | 475 | 879 | 557 | 554 | 851 | 759 | 702 | 502 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:01PM 2.07 | 2:22AM 1.92 | 2:53PM 2.08 | 3:13AM 1.93 | 3:42PM 2.08 | 4:02AM 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:38AM 0.16 | 8:16PM 0.23 | 8:33AM 0.14 | 9:09PM 0.21 | 9:25AM 0.13 | 9:59PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury
The wind is still cross-off at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay (near gales from the SSW at Le Bons Bay Automatic Weather Station 12 km from Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay). 2.2m 7s swell from the S to make surfable waves.
1 h 30 min ago
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