Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 82 | 113 | 246 | 299 | 521 | 427 | 402 | 216 | 204 | 200 | 157 | 147 | 158 | 165 | 179 | 266 | 198 | 196 | 191 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.81m | 3:20AM1.79m | 3:41PM1.85m | 4:04AM1.88m | 4:26PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39AM0.36m | 9:06PM0.33m | 9:26AM0.30m | 9:50PM0.26m | 10:14AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 118 | 82 | 47 | 246 | 299 | 521 | 427 | 402 | 216 | 204 | 200 | 157 | 147 | 42 | 41 | 179 | 266 | 198 | 196 | 191 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 50 | 113 | 64 | 66 | 11 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 59 | 47 | 47 | 158 | 165 | 24 | 36 | 31 | 35 | 19 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | ENE 12 | SSE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 13 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 28 | 30 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | — | — | 15 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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