Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 102 | 86 | 98 | 94 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 118 | 107 | 73 | 62 | 57 | 91 | 77 | 99 | 153 | 410 | 1159 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.82m | 7:49AM1.90m | 8:12PM1.77m | 8:39AM1.86m | 9:02PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.30m | 2:10PM0.35m | 2:25AM0.36m | 2:59PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 66 | 102 | 86 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 30 | 51 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 62 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 44 | 55 | 24 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 81 | 75 | 118 | 107 | 62 | 55 | 57 | 91 | 77 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 11 | NE 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 102 | 3 | 85 | 98 | 94 | 84 | 25 | 68 | 79 | 38 | 18 | 29 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SSE 2 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 153 | 410 | 1159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 201 |
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