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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is 3.5°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 8PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 61 | 45 | 56 | 104 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 225 | 221 | 196 | 134 | 82 | 104 | 134 | 96 | 79 | 59 | 98 | 42 | 77 | 138 | 202 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:16PM 1.86 | 11:41AM 1.92 | 12:13AM 1.81 | 12:35PM 1.84 | 1:07AM 1.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:24AM 0.24 | 5:57PM 0.24 | 6:18AM 0.32 | 6:48PM 0.29 | 7:10AM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
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