Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 138 | 154 | 133 | 133 | 117 | 101 | 101 | 170 | 229 | 224 | 283 | 390 | 1641 | 424 | 427 | 435 | 419 | 469 | 364 | 686 | 661 | 749 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:09AM2.07m | 5:38PM2.18m | 6:02AM2.05m | 6:30PM2.11m | 6:56AM2.00m | 7:22PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM-0.02m | 11:58PM0.04m | 12:19PM0.03m | 00:50AM0.08m | 1:12PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 147 | 138 | 154 | 133 | 133 | 117 | 101 | 101 | 125 | 118 | 111 | 91 | 91 | 96 | 105 | 427 | 435 | 419 | 110 | 344 | 686 | 661 | 749 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 55 | 60 | 58 | 39 | 170 | 229 | 224 | 283 | 390 | 17 | 17 | 129 | 138 | 123 | 68 | 110 | 113 | 115 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 50 | 63 | 61 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 184 | 15 | 14 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 17 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 1641 | 424 | 392 | 308 | 299 | 469 | 364 | 318 | 286 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 201 | 163 | 0 | 0 |
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