Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 369 | 354 | 305 | 314 | 373 | 710 | 790 | 1179 | 839 | 750 | 628 | 586 | 476 | 396 | 389 | 361 | 284 | 284 | 288 | 253 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:09AM1.81m | 10:33PM1.77m | 11:08AM1.88m | 11:32PM1.80m | 12:08PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.36m | 4:49AM0.29m | 5:24PM0.33m | 5:45AM0.24m | 6:23PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 369 | 354 | 305 | 314 | 262 | 710 | 790 | 1179 | 839 | 750 | 628 | 586 | 476 | 396 | 389 | 361 | 284 | 284 | 288 | 253 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 284 | 302 | 302 | 251 | 308 | 226 | 184 | 133 | 115 | 224 | 175 | 114 | 87 | 60 | 67 | 23 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 20 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 10 | NE 4 | S 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 14 |
| kJ | 77 | 76 | 142 | 168 | 373 | 240 | 141 | 126 | 130 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 71 | 41 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 60 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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