Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 668 | 555 | 464 | 345 | 227 | 78 | 517 | 507 | 229 | 206 | 263 | 906 | 620 | 887 | 1437 | 1039 | 744 | 494 | 402 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.76m | 00:51AM1.65m | 1:16PM1.78m | 1:34AM1.68m | 1:58PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.47m | 6:38PM0.49m | 6:50AM0.44m | 7:22PM0.46m | 7:33AM0.40m | 8:05PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | N 4 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 476 | 668 | 555 | 464 | 345 | 227 | 27 | 30 | 371 | 227 | 138 | 123 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 300 | 292 | 292 | 237 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 318 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 39 | 73 | 78 | 27 | 164 | 229 | 206 | 263 | 18 | 22 | 14 | — | 23 | 23 | 22 | 75 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NW 3 | N 5 | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | NNE 7 | N 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 31 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 59 | 102 | 517 | 507 | — | 10 | 7 | 906 | 620 | 887 | 1437 | 1039 | 744 | 494 | 402 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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