
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 7 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
184 | 143 | 240 | 244 | 98 | 81 | 118 | 113 | 365 | 255 | 307 | 171 | 84 | 217 | 426 | 492 | 405 | 339 | 339 | 367 | 303 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:07PM1.62m | 10:32AM1.74m | 10:56PM1.59m | 11:18AM1.72m | 11:43PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.47m | 4:48PM0.48m | 4:58AM0.48m | 5:33PM0.47m | 5:43AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | |
— | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | 8:35 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | NNE 8 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 |
184 | 143 | 94 | 64 | 98 | 40 | 118 | 113 | 237 | 255 | 307 | 171 | 84 | 217 | 426 | 492 | 405 | 339 | 339 | 367 | 303 | 112 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 9 | ENE 7 | S 9 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | SE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 13 |
127 | 96 | 18 | 28 | 60 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 237 | 212 | 113 | 115 | 69 | 72 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 43 | 90 | 70 | 109 | 246 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | S 15 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | S 8 | NW 4 | — | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | N 6 | SE 5 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — |
9 | 16 | — | 18 | 18 | 70 | 12 | 23 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 36 | 27 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | W 3 | NW 3 |
37 | 19 | 240 | 244 | 21 | 81 | 80 | 57 | 365 | 190 | 175 | 167 | — | 49 | 95 | 18 | 19 | 16 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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