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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 Tuesday 28 Apr 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
14.0° 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 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 20 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 14 | |
58 | 50 | 37 | 57 | 42 | 39 | 30 | 16 | 104 | 184 | 176 | 11 | 414 | 705 | 614 | 1921 | 1752 | 1491 | 1139 | 961 | 618 | 503 | 377 | 577 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 2:32AM1.90m | 2:58PM1.89m | 3:17AM1.86m | 3:42PM1.89m | 4:01AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.26m | 8:45AM0.23m | 9:08PM0.29m | 9:30AM0.26m | 9:55PM0.31m | 10:13AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | N 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 14 |
 kJ | 58 | 50 | 35 | 57 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 7 | 104 | 184 | 176 | 14 | 125 | 705 | 614 | 1921 | 1752 | 1491 | 1139 | 961 | 618 | 503 | 377 | 577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 53 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 269 | 492 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 110 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 21 | SSW 7 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | — | — | NE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 15 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | NNE 5 | NW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 19 | 13 | 246 | 414 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 25 | 54 | 54 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 16 | 16 | 133 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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