Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.9°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 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1
E
1.1
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111010101091413131313121212121210101099913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131410914595334251862161771671211621601091841381361391562302623213374222005
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
NNE
25
NW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:58-------7:00-------7:01---
Sunset------5:55-------5:53-------5:52-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C161514121416161513121110121414131411111112151513
Feels °C (?)1088810111098976913111197988101010
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