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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Surf Forecast
/ Canterbury (28 surf breaks) /
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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 05 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.5°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 10AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
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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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 333 | 333 | 255 | 266 | 241 | 246 | 192 | 154 | 216 | 265 | 248 | 161 | 490 | 506 | 426 | 329 | 258 | 118 | 113 | 84 | 56 | 54 | 60 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:01AM 2.24 | 5:24PM 2.06 | 5:57AM 2.28 | 6:21PM 2.07 | 6:55AM 2.28 | 7:19PM 2.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:20AM 0.06 | 11:38PM -0.03 | 12:19PM 0.04 | 12:37AM -0.04 | 1:18PM 0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Mon 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
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