Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 3PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 390 | 337 | 265 | 222 | 361 | 366 | 335 | 322 | 305 | 297 | 301 | 361 | 443 | 1822 | 947 | 790 | 1025 | 619 | 741 | 1560 | 2350 | 2848 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 6:32AM2.10m | 6:56PM1.95m | 7:27AM2.12m | 7:51PM1.95m | 8:24AM2.13m | 8:50PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.16m | 1:12AM0.11m | 1:51PM0.15m | 2:08AM0.10m | 2:49PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 225 | 390 | 337 | 265 | 222 | 361 | 366 | 335 | 322 | 305 | 297 | 301 | 143 | 203 | 208 | 947 | 790 | 1025 | 619 | 741 | 1560 | 26 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 9 | SE 14 | N 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 13 | NE 16 | — |
| kJ | 142 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 28 | 9 | 361 | 443 | 514 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 273 | 343 | 17 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | SE 14 | S 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | N 4 | NE 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 36 | 102 | 100 | 38 | 118 | — | — | 1822 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 17 | — | 2350 | 2848 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 48 | 183 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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