Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 4AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | SE 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 57 | 1786 | 3578 | 4097 | 5176 | 4697 | 4021 | 4150 | 2343 | 1676 | 1313 | 908 | 828 | 749 | 617 | 536 | 441 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:52PM1.88m | 6:09AM1.73m | 6:33PM1.85m | 6:51AM1.73m | 7:14PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.36m | 12:20PM0.31m | 00:52AM0.35m | 1:04PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 76 | 33 | 56 | 104 | 127 | 181 | 229 | 149 | 3103 | 2343 | 1676 | 1313 | 908 | 828 | 749 | 617 | 536 | 441 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 86 | 57 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 158 | 8 | 336 | 299 | 342 | 440 | 294 | 300 | 301 | 295 | 368 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 18 | NE 18 | E 10 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | 82 | 57 | 79 | 17 | 10 | — | 13 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 50 | 1786 | 3578 | 4097 | 5176 | 4697 | 4021 | 4150 | 1170 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 161 | 201 | 201 | 205 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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