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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 Sunday 31 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
12.2° 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 (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 9PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
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 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | |
398 | 475 | 515 | 634 | 604 | 481 | 719 | 760 | 569 | 611 | 1023 | 1655 | 736 | 850 | 989 | 1050 | 1220 | 1067 | 908 | 903 | 755 | 663 | 576 | 490 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.88m | 5:02AM1.74m | 5:28PM1.88m | 5:46AM1.72m | 6:12PM1.87m | 6:31AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.42m | 11:11AM0.38m | 11:47PM0.42m | 11:56AM0.39m | 00:32AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 56 | 28 | 27 | 470 | 481 | 36 | 505 | 542 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 1306 | 17 | 850 | 989 | 1050 | 1220 | 1067 | 908 | 903 | 755 | 663 | 576 | 490 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 34 | 17 | 25 | 40 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | — | 15 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 17 | 14 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 15 | 35 | 58 | 56 | 31 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 398 | 475 | 515 | 634 | 604 | 481 | 719 | 760 | 569 | 611 | 1023 | 1655 | 736 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 61 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 61 | 48 | 18 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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