Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 402 | 265 | 204 | 200 | 157 | 286 | 160 | 120 | 181 | 266 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 137 | 183 | 174 | 225 | 156 | 137 | 121 | 91 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:20AM1.79m | 3:41PM1.85m | 4:04AM1.88m | 4:26PM1.89m | 4:51AM1.97m | 5:13PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.30m | 9:50PM0.26m | 10:14AM0.25m | 10:36PM0.21m | 11:05AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 427 | 402 | 265 | 204 | 200 | 157 | 286 | 43 | 33 | 181 | 266 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 137 | 23 | 48 | 74 | 156 | 137 | 121 | 81 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | NNE 7 | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | E 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 50 | 47 | 49 | 45 | 55 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 19 | 16 | 183 | 174 | 225 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 12 | SE 13 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 160 | 120 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | — | WNW 3 | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 17 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | — | 7 | 10 | 30 | — | 2 | — | 46 | 110 | 120 | 91 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 173 | 133 | 133 | 161 |
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