Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 9PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 206 | 169 | 142 | 166 | 163 | 157 | 154 | 150 | 163 | 160 | 123 | 110 | 101 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.87m | 12:55PM2.05m | 1:18AM1.93m | 1:50PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.26m | 6:31AM0.16m | 7:09PM0.21m | 7:28AM0.11m | 8:05PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 9 | ESE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 100 | 76 | 75 | 55 | 163 | 157 | 154 | 150 | 163 | 160 | 123 | 110 | 101 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NNE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 216 | 206 | 49 | 80 | 166 | 42 | 36 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 7 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 44 | 144 | 142 | 41 | 80 | 73 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 41 | 119 | 169 | 115 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 133 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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