Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.5°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: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ESE
1.9
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.8
NNE
1.4
N
1.3
NNE
1
NNE
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)11111412121111101110108910999866661413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7414318466867470844734624018414649488212018094993221802071251217510087
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
S
15
S
0
SE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononononcrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
1.94
7:42PM
1.87
8:07AM
1.92
8:33PM
1.89
8:58AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
0.20
1:39PM
0.22
2:00AM
0.21
2:27PM
0.22
2:52AM
0.23
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:54-------6:54--
Sunset-8:30-------8:29-------8:27------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1--1------------
Temp. °C211816151515181616151312121213131414151413121618
Feels °C (?)211615151514151212141291011108981191091516
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