Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 2AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 749 | 1712 | 948 | 784 | 651 | 642 | 633 | 312 | 235 | 220 | 513 | 883 | 1497 | 2946 | 4507 | 4659 | 4400 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:22PM2.02m | 7:50AM1.94m | 8:15PM1.92m | 8:45AM1.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.14m | 2:06PM0.20m | 2:33AM0.21m | 3:00PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 749 | 1135 | 948 | 784 | 651 | 642 | 633 | 312 | 235 | 143 | 133 | 125 | 94 | 71 | 53 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 110 | 112 | 102 | 82 | 57 | 118 | 123 | 113 | 130 | 129 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 96 | 96 | 86 | 88 | 55 | 35 | 23 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 206 | 1712 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 32 | 113 | 220 | 513 | 883 | 1497 | 2946 | 4507 | 4659 | 4400 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 201 | 226 | 201 | 23 |
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