
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 10AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
244 | 237 | 566 | 880 | 1005 | 1238 | 1469 | 1778 | 1921 | 1048 | 765 | 666 | 721 | 768 | 874 | 962 | 1465 | 1268 | 1092 | 1155 | 1080 | 1244 | 1221 | 1076 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.65m | 9:14PM1.75m | 9:40AM1.67m | 10:02PM1.75m | 10:31AM1.73m | 10:53PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.40m | 3:05PM0.40m | 3:35AM0.38m | 3:53PM0.40m | 4:21AM0.36m | 4:44PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 |
244 | 237 | 132 | 88 | 311 | 106 | 110 | 169 | 196 | 631 | 666 | 666 | 721 | 768 | 874 | 962 | 1465 | 1268 | 1092 | 1155 | 1080 | 1244 | 1221 | 1076 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
124 | 184 | 246 | 300 | 72 | 297 | 273 | 201 | 280 | 177 | 176 | 169 | 163 | 156 | 145 | 198 | 186 | 140 | 136 | 123 | 89 | 62 | 203 | 196 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | — |
17 | 55 | 50 | 77 | 70 | 34 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 29 | 56 | 61 | 96 | 91 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
131 | 238 | 566 | 880 | 1005 | 1238 | 1469 | 1778 | 1921 | 1048 | 765 | 587 | 456 | 369 | 271 | 198 | 129 | 85 | 88 | 80 | 123 | 200 | 444 | 562 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 226 | 201 | 226 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 |
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