Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 4AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | NNE 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 363 | 435 | 281 | 131 | 88 | 93 | 59 | 78 | 3776 | 6371 | 7418 | 6237 | 4563 | 4688 | 2439 | 1802 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27AM1.74m | 5:52PM1.88m | 6:09AM1.73m | 6:33PM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.37m | 11:37AM0.31m | 00:10AM0.36m | 12:20PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 170 | 167 | 130 | 123 | 131 | 59 | 93 | 59 | 33 | 132 | 132 | 147 | 233 | 155 | 3481 | 2439 | 1802 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 27 | 28 | 27 | 78 | 88 | 88 | 61 | 58 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 155 | 104 | 228 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 42 | 41 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 82 | 57 | 78 | 18 | 11 | — | — | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 290 | 363 | 435 | 281 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 115 | 1361 | 3776 | 6371 | 7418 | 6237 | 4563 | 4688 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 133 | 201 | 201 | 163 | 163 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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