Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 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
15.7° 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: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (12 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
0
2
3
3
4
4
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3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.3
E
2.2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999910101112131312121111111010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18841793162415211093937983116817702329341239813029219712881186846608459216355274222202
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
5
ESE
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
0
N
10
ENE
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
S
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
0.47
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:56-------6:58-------6:58-----
Sunset----5:59-------5:58-------5:55---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C151516161616161615141416171617161514141617141312
Feels °C (?)12111415141717151211121515121110888121412119
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