Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 6AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1423 | 1139 | 860 | 576 | 495 | 495 | 504 | 1354 | 1763 | 2770 | 3463 | 3199 | 2294 | 1753 | 1325 | 1049 | 752 | 584 | 425 | 347 | 284 | 280 | 284 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:22PM2.28m | 6:47AM2.07m | 7:20PM2.24m | 7:46AM2.03m | 8:18PM2.17m | 8:46AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.03m | 1:03PM-0.04m | 1:43AM0.03m | 2:01PM0.00m | 2:39AM0.06m | 2:59PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1423 | 1139 | 860 | 576 | 495 | 495 | 504 | 1354 | 1763 | 2770 | 3463 | 3199 | 2294 | 1753 | 1325 | 1049 | 752 | 584 | 425 | 347 | 284 | 162 | 284 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 4 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | E 19 | E 18 | NE 5 | E 18 | NE 5 | NE 15 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | SSE 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 209 | 209 | 275 | 1 | 1019 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 36 | 39 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 37 | 33 | 49 | 27 | 14 | 94 | 166 | 177 | 280 | 237 | 156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 133 | 133 | 31 | 16 | 16 |
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