Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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 6AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (04 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
SSE
1.1
NE
0.7
S
1.4
N
0.5
S
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)111171161077671816151514141414131111111210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25119812811212151624734296313424630521723623622320488889710780
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
1.84
7:21PM
1.88
7:42AM
1.78
8:08PM
1.85
8:30AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52AM
0.29
1:11PM
0.29
1:39AM
0.34
1:56PM
0.34
2:27AM
0.39
2:43PM
0.40
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise----7:47-------7:48-------7:48---
Sunset-------7:14-------7:12-------7:10
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515151715141211111111121312121112121213141314
Feels °C (?)131212101413119899910111010911111113131213
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