Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
3.5
SSW
5
S
4
S
3.5
SSW
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212111117161616161615121314131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)308367361361355343278273381575575463421348795306875886124400729142027154413921194
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
1.91
3:06AM
2.02
3:30PM
1.93
3:55AM
2.01
4:18PM
1.93
4:41AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
0.20
8:47PM
0.16
9:20AM
0.19
9:39PM
0.17
10:10AM
0.18
10:29PM
0.18
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:41-------7:41-------
Sunset---7:24-------7:22-------7:21----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C151516161818171616141413121213991111119998
Feels °C (?)141415161616151414111211101110346787666
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