Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 1PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 222 | 330 | 189 | 312 | 2753 | 1299 | 1849 | 1497 | 1293 | 1689 | 2538 | 3225 | 4042 | 5296 | 4729 | 2877 | 2668 | 3193 | 3739 | 5067 | 2612 | 2139 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:36AM1.81m | 5:59PM1.88m | 6:20AM1.83m | 6:43PM1.86m | 7:08AM1.84m | 7:31PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.26m | 00:17AM0.28m | 12:37PM0.27m | 1:03AM0.28m | 1:27PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 15 | NNE 7 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 171 | 222 | 330 | 189 | 312 | 18 | 19 | 659 | 1497 | 1293 | 371 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3160 | 2612 | 2139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNW 4 | NE 7 | SSW 5 | S 16 | NNW 4 | SE 12 | NE 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 14 | 25 | 26 | 183 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 427 | 346 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 432 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 7 | N 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 33 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 6 | — | 5 | 17 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | W 4 | SW 5 | — | NNW 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 35 | — | 2 | 2753 | 1299 | 1849 | — | — | 1689 | 2538 | 3225 | 4042 | 5296 | 4729 | 2877 | 2668 | 3193 | 3739 | 5067 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 31 |
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