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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 07 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 5PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 84 | 80 | 60 | 63 | 60 | 75 | 117 | 180 | 178 | 213 | 113 | 77 | 65 | 64 | 45 | 28 | 44 | 73 | 90 | 126 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | glass | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:19PM 2.06 | 7:52AM 2.25 | 8:18PM 2.02 | 8:50AM 2.18 | 9:17PM 1.97 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:18PM 0.04 | 1:35AM -0.02 | 2:16PM 0.06 | 2:33AM 0.02 | 3:13PM 0.09 | 3:31AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
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