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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | |
535 | 452 | 350 | 300 | 527 | 1570 | 2488 | 2329 | 4891 | 3937 | 4577 | 4523 | 4438 | 4105 | 4845 | 2681 | 2092 | 1675 | 1335 | 1045 | 800 | 674 | 687 | 755 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:34PM1.72m | 10:57AM1.59m | 11:19PM1.73m | 11:42AM1.62m | 00:03AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.48m | 4:48AM0.47m | 4:58PM0.46m | 5:32AM0.43m | 5:44PM0.41m | 6:15AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | |  |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 535 | 452 | 350 | 300 | 272 | 1570 | 2488 | 451 | 632 | 613 | 555 | 464 | 435 | 384 | 3399 | 2681 | 2092 | 1675 | 1335 | 1045 | 800 | 674 | 687 | 755 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 48 | 54 | 67 | 527 | 242 | 179 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 325 | 289 | 275 | 219 | 215 | 190 | 190 | 151 | 151 | 330 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 83 | 82 | 47 | 74 | 68 | 158 | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 133 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2329 | 4891 | 3937 | 4577 | 4523 | 4438 | 4105 | 4845 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 10 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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