Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.0°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 3AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.2
ENE
2.5
NE
Period(s) (?)101010101010999999999999966778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)135213069901001702611506452443385333307340287227222274362508240405490485721
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
1.74
10:02AM
1.60
10:29PM
1.72
10:52AM
1.59
11:18PM
1.72
11:40AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
0.51
4:06PM
0.51
4:41AM
0.52
4:52PM
0.50
5:28AM
0.51
5:38PM
0.48
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:52-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset-------6:04-------6:02-------6:00
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818171821221715161413141514121213131314141515
Feels °C (?)1414151415182015131512111313129910101011111213
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