Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 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
17.1° 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 3AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)5ft (1.6m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
NNE
0.8
SSW
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
SSW
2
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)10999999858669991312111098888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)157577826755579436307180138858068545711612992160234484254032422314594
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNW
25
NW
15
W
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassonononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
1.87
8:07AM
1.92
8:33PM
1.89
8:58AM
1.89
9:27PM
1.90
9:52AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
0.21
2:27PM
0.22
2:52AM
0.23
3:18PM
0.22
3:47AM
0.25
4:12PM
0.22
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:54-------6:54-------6:56----
Sunset-------8:27-------8:25-------8:23
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141312121314141416141312161718161312111113141514
Feels °C (?)1110101010109911910914151512111091011111211
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