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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.5°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 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 277 | 203 | 459 | 406 | 267 | 213 | 206 | 88 | 84 | 80 | 60 | 84 | 76 | 93 | 179 | 224 | 341 | 236 | 126 | 77 | 79 | 66 | 57 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:21PM 2.07 | 6:55AM 2.28 | 7:19PM 2.06 | 7:52AM 2.25 | 8:18PM 2.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:19PM 0.04 | 12:37AM -0.04 | 1:18PM 0.04 | 1:35AM -0.02 | 2:16PM 0.06 | 2:33AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:58 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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