
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | SSW 11 | NNE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
269 | 201 | 196 | 138 | 137 | 124 | 165 | 167 | 154 | 152 | 147 | 102 | 124 | 441 | 22 | 334 | 419 | 449 | 757 | 474 | 374 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.89m | 4:51AM1.97m | 5:13PM1.92m | 5:40AM2.04m | 6:03PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.25m | 10:36PM0.21m | 11:05AM0.21m | 11:25PM0.16m | 11:58AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
269 | 201 | 196 | 138 | 137 | 21 | 80 | 100 | 154 | 137 | 89 | 82 | 44 | 23 | 22 | 334 | 253 | 226 | 506 | 474 | 374 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
22 | 23 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 124 | 165 | 167 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 90 | 24 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 10 |
15 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 152 | 147 | 102 | 124 | 441 | 372 | 113 | 419 | 449 | 757 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 30 |
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