Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 7AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 433 | 351 | 338 | 279 | 345 | 503 | 590 | 515 | 424 | 329 | 313 | 115 | 138 | 129 | 103 | 87 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 73 | 84 | 212 | 327 | 521 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:12AM1.62m | 1:34PM1.74m | 1:55AM1.66m | 2:16PM1.77m | 2:37AM1.72m | 2:58PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.45m | 7:41PM0.44m | 7:54AM0.41m | 8:23PM0.38m | 8:39AM0.36m | 9:06PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 433 | 351 | 338 | 279 | 345 | 503 | 590 | 515 | 424 | 329 | 313 | 115 | 138 | 129 | 103 | 55 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 73 | 65 | 48 | 327 | 521 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NNE 4 | SSW 12 | NE 4 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 8 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 86 | 4 | 39 | 34 | 87 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 84 | 212 | 64 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 9 | ENE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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