Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 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
16.2° C
(Which is 3.3°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 8AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (06 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
1.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)14141311111112121056777788891010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23622320490889110710774116251412495556758112218821525227023262686197016421293
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
1.85
7:30AM
1.73
7:57PM
1.81
8:20AM
1.68
8:47PM
1.77
9:11AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.39
1:43PM
0.40
2:16AM
0.44
2:30PM
0.45
3:05AM
0.48
3:18PM
0.49
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:48-------6:50-------6:52---
Sunset-------6:09-------6:07-------6:06
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1----11---273------
Temp. °C111112121315161515151515151515151515151517192019
Feels °C (?)91011111316141312121111111010101010101314141414
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