Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 6 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 129 | 98 | 120 | 170 | 229 | 224 | 283 | 367 | 470 | 2131 | 408 | 416 | 389 | 419 | 339 | 702 | 669 | 758 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02AM2.05m | 6:30PM2.11m | 6:56AM2.00m | 7:22PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.04m | 12:19PM0.03m | 00:50AM0.08m | 1:12PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 133 | 129 | 98 | 120 | 147 | 118 | 111 | 108 | 93 | 130 | 143 | 129 | 141 | 123 | 419 | 339 | 702 | 669 | 758 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 60 | 58 | 39 | 170 | 229 | 224 | 283 | 367 | 470 | 17 | 17 | 416 | 320 | 128 | 131 | 113 | 108 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ESE 14 | SSW 18 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 20 | S 19 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 50 | 20 | 61 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 68 | 184 | 15 | 6 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 83 | 2131 | 408 | 342 | 389 | 356 | 332 | 332 | 342 | 326 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 201 | 23 | 133 | 201 | 201 | 22 |
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