Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 5AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 827 | 1331 | 1077 | 886 | 752 | 615 | 437 | 392 | 386 | 419 | 421 | 1287 | 2216 | 5111 | 6566 | 3600 | 3414 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.66m | 10:53AM1.75m | 11:16PM1.64m | 11:44AM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.47m | 5:03PM0.50m | 5:17AM0.48m | 5:52PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 827 | 1331 | 1077 | 886 | 752 | 615 | 437 | 392 | 386 | 419 | 71 | 47 | 251 | 30 | 40 | 23 | 2170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | N 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | NNE 8 | — | — | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 78 | 184 | 184 | 144 | 140 | 111 | 53 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 15 | 11 | 47 | 6 | — | — | 528 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | NNW 5 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 111 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 109 | 15 | 9 | 87 | 4 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 56 | 73 | 37 | 113 | 50 | 421 | 1287 | 2216 | 5111 | 6566 | 3600 | 3414 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 319 | 716 | 22 | 22 |
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