Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 202 | 168 | 127 | 134 | 120 | 91 | 88 | 64 | 98 | 140 | 284 | 234 | 189 | 135 | 102 | 102 | 99 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:14AM1.97m | 6:35PM1.88m | 7:01AM1.94m | 7:23PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.19m | 12:32PM0.24m | 00:50AM0.24m | 1:21PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 250 | 202 | 168 | 127 | 134 | 120 | 91 | 88 | 64 | 27 | 50 | 215 | 234 | 189 | 135 | 102 | 91 | 99 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 70 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 80 | 42 | 41 | 61 | 102 | 93 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | S 8 | S 19 | SW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | — | S 6 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 14 | E 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | NE 3 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 2 | 98 | 140 | 284 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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