Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.6°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: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
S
0.9
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.3
NE
1.4
NNE
1
NE
0.8
NNE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)1099999556698987789881010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9595644121351571191161231672815243603772011789383215180129286385348253
Wind
(km/h)
0
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
35
NNW
30
N
35
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
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
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
1.97
4:13PM
2.03
4:37AM
2.00
5:05PM
2.10
5:29AM
2.01
6:00PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
0.13
10:29PM
0.13
10:52AM
0.09
11:25PM
0.10
11:46AM
0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset----5:51-------5:49-------5:47---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C101011151716161716151617171514131211131414121211
Feels °C (?)978111010101211101112121011119711111210108
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