Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 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
15.4° 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 4AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
!
5
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
S
1
S
1.2
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212101098991212111099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173165162160109184138136139153145225320340422330727831071696430311165219145
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
0
N
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNW
25
WNW
10
SW
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C141211101215141314131010111516121010101011151616
Feels °C (?)109759141111977871011978877121010
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