Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 14 May 2026 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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 6PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1086
980
465
521
1001
1279
1409
1352
1261
1032
971
809
746
625
510
411
411
350
279
264
249
198
149
132
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
0
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
0
S
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:05PM1.91m
2:28AM1.92m
2:57PM2.02m
3:20AM1.97m
3:50PM2.13m
4:14AM2.01m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.23m
8:16PM0.22m
8:39AM0.15m
9:11PM0.16m
9:32AM0.08m
10:08PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
10
12
12
9
8
8
7
7
8
10
10
9
9
8
9
8
8
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
9
11
11
8
7
7
6
6
7
9
9
8
8
6
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
Energy kJ
641
528
465
521
1001
1279
1409
1352
1261
1032
971
809
746
625
510
411
411
350
279
264
249
198
149
132
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
129
170
163
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
22
22
37
40
43
43
42
41
50
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
32
18
18
6
6
6
6
6
13
6
11
9
9
31
30
28
56
61
40
86
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
Energy kJ
1086
980
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
16
16
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest