Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 12PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2794 | 2461 | 2465 | 1804 | 1463 | 1138 | 835 | 735 | 692 | 1003 | 1055 | 1225 | 1026 | 716 | 608 | 418 | 236 | 181 | 133 | 100 | 73 | 73 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.75m | 3:56PM1.88m | 4:13AM1.77m | 4:36PM1.89m | 4:54AM1.79m | 5:17PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.32m | 10:08PM0.35m | 10:20AM0.29m | 10:50PM0.32m | 11:04AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 11 | NNW 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
2794 | 2461 | 2465 | 1804 | 1463 | 1138 | 835 | 690 | 575 | 480 | 400 | 205 | 198 | 151 | 192 | 418 | 236 | 181 | 51 | 65 | 73 | 73 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 16 | — | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
12 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 161 | 113 | 57 | 54 | 36 | 149 | 184 | 69 | 133 | 100 | 71 | 50 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | N 5 | N 4 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
15 | 15 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 36 | 20 | 41 | 47 | 77 | 67 | 16 | 6 | 49 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 4 | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
9 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 172 | 374 | 716 | 735 | 692 | 1003 | 1055 | 1225 | 1026 | 716 | 608 | 10 | 26 | 77 | 111 | 10 | — | 2 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 30 | 201 | 201 | 265 | 173 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 133 | 163 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
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