
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
235 | 194 | 198 | 125 | 115 | 88 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 83 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 36 | 49 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.91m | 7:19AM1.92m | 7:43PM1.83m | 8:12AM1.86m | 8:35PM1.75m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.22m | 1:38PM0.29m | 1:59AM0.29m | 2:30PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
235 | 194 | 198 | 125 | 92 | 88 | 46 | 34 | 60 | 66 | 83 | 56 | 12 | 34 | 36 | 49 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
65 | 63 | 70 | 39 | 115 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 35 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
113 | 75 | 19 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 67 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 4 | — | S 3 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | 5 | 55 | 53 | 14 | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 |
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