Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5496 | 5150 | 4066 | 3467 | 2633 | 2012 | 1640 | 1342 | 1016 | 862 | 702 | 497 | 411 | 411 | 353 | 217 | 213 | 248 | 167 | 167 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 9:17AM1.91m | 9:42PM1.91m | 10:15AM1.85m | 10:37PM1.82m | 11:11AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.22m | 3:58AM0.21m | 4:24PM0.31m | 4:50AM0.29m | 5:18PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 5496 | 5150 | 4066 | 3467 | 2633 | 2012 | 1640 | 1342 | 1016 | 862 | 702 | 497 | 411 | 411 | 353 | 217 | 213 | 248 | 167 | 167 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | NNE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 127 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 91 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 82 | 49 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 16 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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