
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (14 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | S 9 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 14 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
528 | 425 | 337 | 302 | 247 | 242 | 187 | 173 | 176 | 174 | 133 | 64 | 85 | 125 | 116 | 207 | 189 | 260 | 281 | 156 | 195 | 269 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:18PM1.65m | 9:44AM1.78m | 10:07PM1.62m | 10:32AM1.74m | 10:56PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.45m | 4:03PM0.47m | 4:13AM0.47m | 4:48PM0.48m | 4:58AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | |
— | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | 8:34 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 10 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 |
528 | 425 | 337 | 302 | 108 | 242 | 80 | 96 | 127 | 174 | 133 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 49 | 207 | 189 | 260 | 281 | 145 | 47 | 269 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | ENE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 5 |
47 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 247 | 18 | 187 | 173 | 16 | 125 | 94 | 27 | 17 | 70 | 116 | 111 | 127 | 141 | 113 | 156 | 195 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
— | — | — | 7 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 3 | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | 8 | 58 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NNE 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 |
17 | 21 | 31 | 94 | — | 107 | 16 | 16 | 176 | 28 | 37 | 190 | 85 | 125 | 70 | 8 | 22 | 104 | 125 | 124 | 44 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 68 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 |
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