Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 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 3PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. 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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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
3
1
3
4
3
4
3
!
!
!
2
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.1
NE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
2
E
2.4
ENE
2.1
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)677888999999111010111213131212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)310444563754120515451696139914291177113393310461145135219253518391935182647105513381048709
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
5
S
10
SW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on
glassononcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
1.59
12:04AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
0.48
6:12AM
0.47
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:58-------
Sunset---6:00------5:59-------5:58-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141515151515151515171616161614141518181616141514
Feels °C (?)1012121212111312131615161715111114171612131097
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