Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 8PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 135 | 123 | 270 | 412 | 481 | 403 | 356 | 346 | 253 | 188 | 160 | 118 | 145 | 269 | 431 | 481 | 728 | 769 | 1089 | 1097 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:04PM2.12m | 2:26AM1.98m | 3:00PM2.18m | 3:21AM2.03m | 3:53PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.11m | 8:20PM0.17m | 8:38AM0.04m | 9:16PM0.11m | 9:34AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 141 | 135 | 123 | 124 | 412 | 481 | 403 | 356 | 346 | 253 | 188 | 160 | 118 | 97 | 83 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 118 | 118 | 90 | 90 | 16 | 60 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 16 | S 21 | SE 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 9 | 50 | 61 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 71 | 42 | 270 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 83 | 145 | 269 | 431 | 481 | 728 | 769 | 1089 | 1097 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 67 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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