Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 227 | 156 | 121 | 100 | 233 | 248 | 501 | 696 | 928 | 1271 | 1137 | 1019 | 767 | 650 | 489 | 358 | 268 | 206 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:21AM2.03m | 3:53PM2.22m | 4:15AM2.07m | 4:46PM2.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.11m | 9:34AM-0.01m | 10:11PM0.06m | 10:30AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 227 | 156 | 121 | 100 | 25 | 59 | 33 | 54 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 489 | 358 | 268 | 206 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | ESE 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 38 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 21 | S 21 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 17 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 49 | 46 | 57 | 57 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 26 | 54 | 92 | 233 | 248 | 501 | 696 | 928 | 1271 | 1137 | 1019 | 767 | 650 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 173 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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