
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | S 22 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
309 | 330 | 315 | 264 | 226 | 236 | 82 | 297 | 262 | 267 | 570 | 716 | 692 | 685 | 940 | 781 | 647 | 665 | 783 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:06AM2.01m | 3:34PM2.13m | 3:57AM2.03m | 4:24PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.11m | 9:18AM0.04m | 9:51PM0.08m | 10:11AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
20 | 11 | 315 | 264 | 226 | 179 | 82 | 61 | 62 | 172 | 570 | 138 | 692 | 685 | 940 | 781 | 647 | 665 | 783 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | E 8 | SSW 18 | S 7 | SSW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
29 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 52 | 15 | 201 | 160 | 267 | 19 | 716 | 94 | 79 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 20 | E 8 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 15 | E 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 |
6 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 41 | 82 | 72 | 196 | 42 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | W 3 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | SSW 4 |
309 | 330 | — | — | 1 | 236 | 200 | 297 | 262 | 218 | 197 | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | — | — | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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