
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 10AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1646 | 1791 | 1569 | 909 | 1345 | 1171 | 1138 | 1380 | 1539 | 1763 | 1069 | 972 | 881 | 703 | 1290 | 1256 | 1237 | 1094 | 1121 | 1121 | 1070 | 1037 | 995 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:30AM1.81m | 9:54PM1.67m | 10:21AM1.77m | 10:46PM1.63m | 11:13AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.41m | 3:49PM0.45m | 4:02AM0.45m | 4:38PM0.48m | 4:51AM0.48m | 5:26PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
12 | 16 | 10 | 611 | 23 | 78 | 212 | 1115 | 1115 | 1060 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 703 | 1290 | 1256 | 1237 | 1094 | 1121 | 1121 | 1070 | 1037 | 995 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | S 14 | NE 13 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | — | E 7 |
— | 30 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 377 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 189 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 11 | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 18 | 25 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 3 |
1646 | 1791 | 1569 | 909 | 1345 | 1171 | 1138 | 1380 | 1539 | 1763 | 1069 | 972 | 881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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