
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 205 | 158 | 137 | 133 | 145 | 138 | 119 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 699 | 746 | 765 | 857 | 359 | 277 | 463 | 467 | 660 | 901 | 1293 | 1605 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:38AM1.82m | 4:00PM1.89m | 4:21AM1.87m | 4:43PM1.90m | 5:06AM1.92m | 5:29PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.26m | 10:12PM0.26m | 10:33AM0.23m | 10:57PM0.23m | 11:22AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 13 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
220 | 205 | 158 | 137 | 100 | 92 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 46 | 127 | 79 | 79 | 229 | 511 | 359 | 277 | 463 | 467 | 660 | 901 | 1293 | 1605 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | ESE 13 | S 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | NE 8 | ESE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
145 | 139 | 139 | 88 | 133 | 98 | 138 | 119 | 131 | 129 | 16 | 84 | 82 | 33 | 161 | 160 | 135 | 151 | 113 | 95 | 92 | 62 | 90 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | — | SSW 11 | SE 18 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 8 | S 22 | S 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — |
— | 39 | — | 50 | 12 | 145 | 94 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 59 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 92 | 154 | 154 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | SSW 9 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 13 | 40 | 66 | 131 | — | 6 | 12 | 64 | 274 | 699 | 746 | 765 | 857 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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