Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 23 | S 23 | S 21 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 911 | 1147 | 1103 | 898 | 1029 | 1003 | 953 | 1037 | 949 | 5069 | 6921 | 6442 | 3577 | 4535 | 2498 | 2413 | 2221 | 2088 | 1822 | 1685 | 1757 | 1780 | 1733 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:25AM2.07m | 6:56PM2.20m | 7:22AM2.03m | 7:51PM2.11m | 8:19AM1.97m | 8:46PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.02m | 12:42PM-0.03m | 1:18AM0.04m | 1:38PM0.03m | 2:12AM0.08m | 2:34PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 23 | S 23 | S 21 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 911 | 1147 | 1103 | 898 | 862 | 1003 | 953 | 1037 | 949 | 5069 | 6921 | 6442 | 3577 | 4535 | 2498 | 2413 | 2221 | 2088 | 1822 | 1685 | 1757 | 1780 | 1733 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 590 | 705 | 935 | 880 | 1029 | 609 | 514 | 742 | 849 | 857 | 834 | 712 | 682 | 578 | 529 | 522 | 440 | 427 | 326 | 321 | 265 | 257 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | S 20 | S 19 | — | ESE 14 | — | S 23 | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 547 | 696 | — | — | 585 | 237 | — | 31 | 263 | — | 811 | — | 1517 | — | 1126 | 1046 | 323 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 30 | 30 |
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