Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.1°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 8AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)889999101010101010101010999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1176147221522039185916181527152612331024892970731551462443367359315300289254246207
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
1.77
9:11AM
1.63
9:38PM
1.74
10:02AM
1.60
10:29PM
1.72
10:52AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
0.48
3:18PM
0.49
3:54AM
0.51
4:06PM
0.51
4:41AM
0.52
4:52PM
0.50
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:54---
Sunset-------6:06-------6:04-------6:02
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151514141516191917161616182122181515131213141412
Feels °C (?)101099121516151313131314161917131211111312119
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