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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 01 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 3.6°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 1AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (02 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3
SE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
S
2.1
SSW
2
S
1.8
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.4
N
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
1.2
NNE
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
NE
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)1011101010111111111111101010815161514141414141412121211111110101091212151413137718161616161616151515518178161689
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)222919453405331632882059198717141510121197268946637145438565119251645128811131158117994677571160448545937522623418611510912324215810299866117413914614413113184777372106160221201198138131442
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
0
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
2.20
8:11AM
1.98
8:45PM
2.13
9:13AM
1.93
9:46PM
2.06
10:14AM
1.88
10:45PM
2.00
11:13AM
1.83
11:40PM
1.93
12:08PM
1.80
12:32AM
1.88
12:58PM
1.78
1:19AM
1.83
1:45PM
1.77
2:03AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
0.10
2:26PM
0.08
3:06AM
0.15
3:25PM
0.14
4:04AM
0.20
4:23PM
0.21
5:01AM
0.24
5:19PM
0.26
5:54AM
0.28
6:12PM
0.31
6:44AM
0.31
7:02PM
0.35
7:30AM
0.33
7:49PM
0.38
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise----7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------
Sunset------5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-----
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Rain (mm)
21----------------111--------------------------------------1
Temp. °C101010101011111111999111314131312111112131411101010101112121010101111111415131212111011121512111111101115171814131210
Feels °C (?)43444667856691112101010991011121098881010987788101314131110109910141199978121213111275
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