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 2AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 267 | 377 | 235 | 194 | 198 | 101 | 115 | 113 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 78 | 83 | 56 | 62 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | 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 | SSW 13 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 267 | 377 | 235 | 194 | 198 | 101 | 92 | 86 | 46 | 34 | 62 | 78 | 83 | 56 | 12 | 34 | 35 | 44 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 254 | 116 | 65 | 63 | 70 | 46 | 115 | 113 | 77 | 69 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 113 | 75 | 19 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 67 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 65 | 55 | 9 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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