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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.0°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 4AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
1934 | 2011 | 1641 | 1225 | 957 | 734 | 698 | 546 | 434 | 290 | 220 | 106 | 126 | 62 | 59 | 41 | 37 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 60 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:54AM1.98m | 1:22PM1.89m | 1:45AM1.94m | 2:11PM1.89m | 2:32AM1.90m | 2:58PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.20m | 7:08AM0.20m | 7:28PM0.23m | 7:58AM0.22m | 8:20PM0.26m | 8:45AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1934 | 2011 | 1641 | 1225 | 957 | 734 | 698 | 546 | 434 | 290 | 220 | 106 | 126 | 62 | 59 | 36 | 35 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 60 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | E 9 | — | NNE 4 | SSW 10 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 7 | NE 5 |
18 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 78 | 4 | 54 | 53 | 41 | 37 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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