
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
284 | 231 | 180 | 144 | 110 | 79 | 67 | 116 | 108 | 114 | 102 | 112 | 100 | 97 | 100 | 112 | 233 | 251 | 145 | 89 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 12:43PM2.03m | 1:10AM1.90m | 1:41PM2.04m | 2:06AM1.93m | 2:35PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.20m | 7:18AM0.15m | 7:54PM0.18m | 8:15AM0.13m | 8:48PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
284 | 231 | 180 | 144 | 110 | 79 | 57 | 75 | 108 | 114 | 102 | 112 | 100 | 97 | 91 | 112 | 233 | 251 | 145 | 89 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 6 |
34 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 68 | 69 | 38 | 55 | 35 | 87 | 86 | 27 | 28 | 42 | 45 | 100 | 137 | 131 | 82 | 81 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | S 20 | S 20 | E 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 8 | SSW 16 |
5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 37 | 99 | 13 | 28 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 100 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 60 | 67 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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