Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (13 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 11PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 781 | 811 | 1549 | 1804 | 1686 | 1422 | 1049 | 787 | 537 | 425 | 337 | 302 | 247 | 242 | 187 | 173 | 127 | 193 | 162 | 112 | 72 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.69m | 8:55AM1.82m | 9:18PM1.65m | 9:44AM1.78m | 10:07PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.42m | 3:16PM0.45m | 3:27AM0.45m | 4:03PM0.47m | 4:13AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | 8:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | 781 | 811 | 1549 | 1804 | 1686 | 1422 | 1049 | 787 | 537 | 425 | 337 | 302 | 247 | 75 | 77 | 115 | 126 | 193 | 162 | 112 | 71 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 113 | 100 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 74 | 72 | 110 | 49 | — | 46 | 28 | 17 | 242 | 187 | 173 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 64 | 41 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 9 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 17 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 12 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 106 | 106 | 28 | 45 | 86 | — | 18 | 4 | 22 | 81 | 109 | 109 | 72 | 138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 16 | 161 |
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