Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 29 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
14.0° 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 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)20s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
20
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.2
ESE
11
2.1
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
S
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
S
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
16
104
184
361
11
575
1256
1901
2127
1948
1491
1139
947
528
486
364
345
561
261
521
341
408
397
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:58PM1.89m
3:17AM1.86m
3:42PM1.89m
4:01AM1.83m
4:26PM1.89m
4:44AM1.80m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.23m
9:08PM0.29m
9:30AM0.26m
9:55PM0.31m
10:13AM0.29m
10:41PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:18
7:18
7:20
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5:32
5:30
5:30
5:28
Temp °C
14
17
18
16
14
11
11
10
11
12
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
12
9
9
9
10
10
12
15
15
14
9
6
6
7
9
9
7
4
4
4
4
4
7
9
10
7
7
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
NE
5
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
N
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
S
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
14
0.9
S
9
1.2
S
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
26
14
104
184
14
9
137
842
1901
2127
1948
1491
1139
947
528
486
364
345
561
139
521
341
408
397
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
NNE
6
1
S
14
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
15
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.1
NE
8
0.7
S
9
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
Energy kJ
15
16
10
11
12
11
6
372
4
8
8
8
4
4
122
79
112
261
3
85
13
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
20
0.3
SSW
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
16
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
30
11
16
5
5
11
4
10
10
4
8
4
4
2
4
4
3
41
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
361
200
575
1256
2
10
31
50
52
38
25
18
17
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
4
16
16
0
68
163
0
0
0
4
30
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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