
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
440 | 660 | 890 | 1499 | 1321 | 769 | 686 | 314 | 591 | 486 | 413 | 354 | 355 | 299 | 690 | 822 | 1349 | 1405 | 1301 | 996 | 887 | 1122 | 1230 | 1384 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.80m | 8:08AM1.64m | 8:30PM1.77m | 8:53AM1.65m | 9:14PM1.75m | 9:40AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.40m | 2:19PM0.40m | 2:52AM0.40m | 3:05PM0.40m | 3:35AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | |
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSW 18 | NE 9 | E 10 | NNE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
184 | 174 | 163 | 30 | 1119 | 106 | 523 | 314 | 591 | 486 | 413 | 354 | 355 | 299 | 161 | 86 | 86 | 121 | 398 | 572 | 887 | 1122 | 1230 | 1384 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | E 12 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 |
6 | 25 | 5 | 26 | 66 | 30 | 238 | 232 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 124 | 184 | 248 | 318 | 70 | 297 | 273 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 176 | 302 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 5 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 13 | W 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
5 | 10 | 3 | — | 30 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 44 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 34 | 78 | 92 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 339 | 167 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — |
440 | 660 | 890 | 1499 | 1321 | 769 | 686 | — | — | — | 13 | 47 | 69 | 299 | 690 | 822 | 1349 | 1405 | 1301 | 996 | 758 | 621 | 405 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 133 | 61 | 31 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 201 | 204 | 201 | 238 | 244 | 201 | 23 | 25 |
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