Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 9AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 173 | 173 | 168 | 119 | 82 | 91 | 187 | 193 | 163 | 299 | 181 | 112 | 102 | 48 | 163 | 94 | 118 | 81 | 81 | 92 | 97 | 97 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:40AM1.98m | 3:15PM2.20m | 3:37AM2.04m | 4:11PM2.26m | 4:33AM2.08m | 5:06PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.04m | 9:33PM0.11m | 9:50AM-0.02m | 10:31PM0.06m | 10:48AM-0.06m | 11:27PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 176 | 173 | 173 | 168 | 119 | 82 | 56 | 46 | 193 | 163 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 62 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 27 | 33 | 30 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 24 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 91 | 118 | 81 | 81 | 92 | 97 | 97 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | S 22 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 20 | S 18 | S 8 | E 15 | S 16 | E 13 | NNE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 24 | 22 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | — | NW 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 102 | 104 | 105 | 112 | 81 | 76 | 91 | 187 | — | 16 | 299 | 181 | 112 | 102 | 48 | 163 | 94 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 61 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 161 | 267 | 239 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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