Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.9°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 5PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
4
5
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
2
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
0.9
ENE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)8991112111099996666668987889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)364615463230528992337896653421162122163171181208302355432419186125182109215
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
35
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:49-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121415121110101011141716171717151617181615131313
Feels °C (?)91010988888101010111212111214141313121211
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