Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 5AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 860 | 2653 | 5822 | 4738 | 7114 | 7753 | 11813 | 5096 | 4027 | 2606 | 1207 | 1202 | 1659 | 1866 | 1686 | 1340 | 1369 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:48AM2.03m | 5:13PM2.06m | 5:38AM2.01m | 6:02PM1.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.08m | 11:03AM0.08m | 11:31PM0.10m | 11:55AM0.13m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | NE 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 860 | 2653 | 3882 | 2715 | 46 | 18 | 6322 | 5096 | 4027 | 2606 | 1207 | 1202 | 351 | 25 | 1686 | 1340 | 1369 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 14 | NE 7 | S 15 | NE 14 | ENE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 13 | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 67 | 16 | 1200 | 29 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 562 | 360 | 26 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | E 8 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | N 4 | NE 13 | NE 9 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 4 | 18 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 27 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | — | 5822 | 4738 | 7114 | 7753 | 11813 | — | — | 14 | 15 | 80 | 1659 | 1866 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 211 | 31 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 |
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