Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 3PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1270 | 1270 | 1288 | 1156 | 972 | 1150 | 1117 | 991 | 1003 | 991 | 880 | 834 | 456 | 433 | 358 | 279 | 274 | 286 | 446 | 572 | 507 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:03PM1.73m | 00:26AM1.61m | 12:50PM1.73m | 1:12AM1.62m | 1:34PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.49m | 6:24AM0.48m | 6:58PM0.47m | 7:09AM0.45m | 7:41PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1270 | 1270 | 1288 | 1156 | 972 | 1150 | 1117 | 991 | 1003 | 991 | 880 | 834 | 456 | 433 | 358 | 279 | 274 | 286 | 446 | 572 | 507 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 17 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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