Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

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Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay sea temperature is
10.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 02) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay in the next 12 days are 1.6m 15s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 08) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 05) at 9PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6AM (Wed 2nd Jul)5ft (1.6m) 14s
Best Surf 6PM (Sat 5th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 14s
Most Powerful 9AM (Tue 8th Jul)5ft (1.6m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay over the next 12 days.

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Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
0.9
SSW
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.6
SSW
1.4
SSE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.8
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
4.5
ENE
4
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)13131314141714149915101014710101013151413116888991010101010910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8081019861896712107975564971473671763140542740227918617731612871019592286386889104014021486178435182851182515001229665645
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
SW
0
NW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
15
WSW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
S
5
E
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
0
N
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
offglassoffglasscross-
off
offcrossglassoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
glassonononononononononcross-
on
ononononononglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
1.88
10:06AM
1.76
10:28PM
1.79
10:59AM
1.72
11:19PM
1.73
11:50AM
1.71
12:08AM
1.69
12:39PM
1.72
12:56AM
1.67
1:26PM
1.74
1:42AM
1.67
2:10PM
1.78
2:27AM
1.68
2:54PM
1.82
3:10AM
1.70
3:37PM
1.86
3:53AM
1.72
4:20PM
1.89
4:35AM
1.74
5:02PM
1.92
5:18AM
1.75
5:45PM
1.94
6:01AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
0.29
4:13PM
0.36
4:42AM
0.34
5:03PM
0.43
5:29AM
0.39
5:53PM
0.47
6:15AM
0.42
6:42PM
0.50
7:00AM
0.44
7:30PM
0.51
7:44AM
0.44
8:17PM
0.49
8:29AM
0.42
9:04PM
0.47
9:14AM
0.39
9:49PM
0.44
9:58AM
0.36
10:34PM
0.40
10:43AM
0.32
11:19PM
0.37
11:28AM
0.29
12:04AM
0.34
12:13PM
0.26
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
Sunrise-8:02--8:02--8:00--8:00--8:00--8:00--8:00--8:00--7:58--7:58--7:58--7:58-
Sunset--5:00--5:01--5:01--5:02--5:04--5:04--5:05--5:06--5:06--5:07--5:07--5:08
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C888777799910109101199978889991111111111111111111111
Feels °C (?)5664554787876796665553222668988910101110

Short Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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