Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 2PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 305 | 297 | 376 | 744 | 886 | 437 | 849 | 801 | 828 | 741 | 648 | 2080 | 879 | 3052 | 2293 | 2679 | 2481 | 2070 | 1846 | 1641 | 1488 | 1229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:27AM2.12m | 7:51PM1.95m | 8:24AM2.13m | 8:50PM1.94m | 9:24AM2.11m | 9:51PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.11m | 1:51PM0.15m | 2:08AM0.10m | 2:49PM0.15m | 3:07AM0.10m | 3:48PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | N 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 322 | 46 | 297 | 376 | 744 | 886 | 437 | 849 | 801 | 828 | 741 | 648 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 1641 | 1488 | 1229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SSW 15 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | SSW 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 305 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 173 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 205 | 347 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | NNE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 13 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SW 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 1 | 29 | 46 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2080 | 879 | 3052 | 2293 | 2679 | 2481 | 2070 | 1846 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 39 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 685 | 23 | 48 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 30 | 30 |
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