Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 572 | 581 | 724 | 724 | 811 | 931 | 917 | 917 | 931 | 946 | 929 | 854 | 811 | 713 | 703 | 585 | 558 | 467 | 439 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.85m | 3:24AM1.72m | 3:50PM1.87m | 4:05AM1.74m | 4:31PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.45m | 9:28AM0.37m | 10:02PM0.42m | 10:11AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 572 | 581 | 724 | 724 | 811 | 931 | 917 | 917 | 931 | 946 | 929 | 854 | 811 | 713 | 703 | 585 | 558 | 467 | 439 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 186 | 167 | 117 | 128 | 88 | 85 | 58 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 30 | 120 | 42 | 40 | 390 | 312 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 120 | 158 | 149 | 36 | 39 | 231 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 32 | 64 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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