Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 5AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 960 | 929 | 811 | 713 | 703 | 585 | 558 | 467 | 439 | 439 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 228 | 224 | 220 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:05AM1.74m | 4:31PM1.89m | 4:46AM1.74m | 5:12PM1.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.42m | 10:11AM0.34m | 10:45PM0.39m | 10:54AM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 960 | 929 | 811 | 713 | 703 | 585 | 558 | 467 | 439 | 439 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 228 | 224 | 220 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 30 | 120 | 28 | 25 | 381 | 304 | 45 | 38 | 160 | 145 | 141 | 101 | 65 | 77 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NNE 6 | — | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 22 | 118 | 158 | 149 | 27 | 32 | 228 | 165 | 9 | 47 | — | 22 | 49 | 20 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 21 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 46 | 119 | 207 | 70 | 80 | 243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 133 | 31 | 16 |
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