
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1491 | 1081 | 905 | 747 | 690 | 574 | 574 | 573 | 506 | 506 | 427 | 361 | 304 | 265 | 456 | 412 | 334 | 274 | 542 | 1346 | 1558 | 1672 | 1667 | 1389 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:41AM1.84m | 00:02AM1.83m | 12:34PM1.82m | 00:53AM1.77m | 1:24PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.22m | 5:47PM0.32m | 6:13AM0.28m | 6:40PM0.39m | 7:01AM0.33m | 7:31PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 |
1491 | 1081 | 905 | 747 | 690 | 574 | 574 | 573 | 506 | 506 | 427 | 361 | 304 | 265 | 349 | 412 | 334 | 274 | 235 | 286 | 255 | 190 | 184 | 239 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 44 | — | — | — | 149 | 273 | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 96 | 183 | 456 | — | 154 | 272 | 542 | 1346 | 1558 | 1672 | 1667 | 1389 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 201 | 29 | 23 |
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