Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 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 3.0°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: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (11 Apr)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (11 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
2
1
3
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
NE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)99996666788899999991012131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)227227177354205366363426520803126815451441121612721420112691766014223159630357893767
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
15
ENE
10
E
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
1.72
11:40AM
1.59
12:04AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
0.50
5:28AM
0.51
5:38PM
0.48
6:12AM
0.47
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:54-------6:56-------6:58-
Sunset-6:02-------6:00------5:59-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------111-----
Temp. °C141212131314141415151515151516161616161616151517
Feels °C (?)12109101011111112121212131214151516161514131416
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