Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 5AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1275 | 1110 | 1104 | 1087 | 851 | 1303 | 1264 | 1347 | 1307 | 1251 | 1251 | 1266 | 1266 | 1266 | 1139 | 943 | 604 | 1131 | 991 | 978 | 1088 | 857 | 811 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.63m | 11:13AM1.74m | 11:38PM1.61m | 12:03PM1.73m | 00:26AM1.61m | 12:50PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.48m | 5:26PM0.50m | 5:38AM0.49m | 6:13PM0.49m | 6:24AM0.48m | 6:58PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1275 | 1110 | 1104 | 1087 | 851 | 1303 | 1264 | 1347 | 1307 | 1251 | 1251 | 1266 | 1266 | 1266 | 1139 | 943 | 604 | 1131 | 991 | 978 | 1088 | 857 | 811 | 464 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | S 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 318 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 251 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 10 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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