
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 5AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1155 | 1016 | 888 | 759 | 643 | 673 | 665 | 501 | 242 | 243 | 316 | 231 | 218 | 158 | 165 | 179 | 228 | 215 | 192 | 249 | 1570 | 3621 | 3448 | 1155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:40AM2.00m | 9:06PM1.86m | 9:39AM2.00m | 10:06PM1.85m | 10:41AM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.20m | 3:04PM0.24m | 3:24AM0.20m | 4:03PM0.25m | 4:22AM0.20m | 5:02PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | — | — | SSW 14 |
1155 | 1016 | 888 | 759 | 643 | 673 | 665 | 501 | 242 | 243 | 316 | 231 | 218 | 62 | 57 | 49 | 228 | 215 | 192 | 249 | 3 | — | — | 1155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 10 | — | — | — |
— | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 86 | 61 | 24 | 39 | 158 | 165 | 179 | 46 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | NE 9 | NNE 4 | E 9 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NW 4 | SSE 11 | NNW 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | S 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 |
32 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 17 | — | 35 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 88 | 41 | 57 | 41 | 66 | 1570 | 3621 | 3448 | 497 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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