Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
16.5° C
(Which is 3.1°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 2PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
NE
0.8
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.4
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010101099988101212121212121111171717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212216931230885705516396268154123308367361303538288278273385589589575446324
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
W
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononononononglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
2.03
1:44PM
1.90
2:14AM
2.03
2:39PM
1.91
3:06AM
2.02
3:30PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
0.22
7:52PM
0.17
8:28AM
0.20
8:47PM
0.16
9:20AM
0.19
9:39PM
0.17
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise--7:37-------7:39-------7:41-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:24-------7:22--
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------2---
Temp. °C201820201816151414131415151516171716171613131212
Feels °C (?)161520201614141313121214131417161615161410111110
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