Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 12AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1001 | 1217 | 1279 | 1173 | 804 | 746 | 502 | 499 | 306 | 250 | 229 | 202 | 168 | 155 | 142 | 129 | 114 | 93 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:15AM2.07m | 4:46PM2.21m | 5:09AM2.07m | 5:38PM2.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.06m | 10:30AM-0.03m | 11:05PM0.04m | 11:25AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 602 | 26 | 403 | 306 | 250 | 229 | 202 | 168 | 155 | 142 | 129 | 114 | 93 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | ESE 14 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 30 | 21 | 31 | 16 | 42 | 51 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 60 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | ESE 14 | SSW 18 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 25 | 57 | 45 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 50 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 1001 | 1217 | 1279 | 1173 | 804 | 746 | 502 | 499 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 67 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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