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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 5 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.9°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 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
339 | 350 | 1106 | 1292 | 1075 | 913 | 939 | 1117 | 1297 | 1452 | 1434 | 1525 | 1371 | 1297 | 1190 | 1001 | 971 | 826 | 681 | 649 | 556 | 547 | 537 | 449 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:40PM2.04m | 11:10AM1.90m | 11:36PM1.97m | 12:07PM1.87m | 00:30AM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.13m | 4:56AM0.15m | 5:17PM0.19m | 5:51AM0.19m | 6:13PM0.25m | 6:42AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 339 | 350 | 1106 | 1292 | 1075 | 913 | 939 | 1117 | 1297 | 1452 | 1434 | 1525 | 1371 | 1297 | 1190 | 1001 | 971 | 826 | 681 | 649 | 556 | 547 | 537 | 449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 163 | 49 | 47 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 59 | 49 | 79 | 73 | 23 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 5 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 9 | — | — | ENE 10 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 33 | 21 | — | — | 71 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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