Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.85° S 172.76° E

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
10.2° C
1.1° 

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
6
6
5
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SE
16
0.5
ESE
16
0.6
ESE
16
1.4
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
11
1.1
S
15
1.1
SE
17
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.3
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
15
1.3
ESE
15
1.3
ESE
15
2.3
S
23
2.5
S
23
2.5
S
23
2.3
S
19
1.9
SSW
17
2.1
S
18
2.2
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
80
77
144
173
237
328
460
505
566
647
1007
966
832
791
760
740
5484
6870
6810
3929
2238
2776
2734
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NE
5
N
5
N
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
High Tide
4:34AM2.03m
5:06PM2.17m
5:28AM2.00m
6:00PM2.10m
6:23AM1.95m
6:53PM2.00m
Low Tide
10:50AM-0.06m
11:27PM0.04m
11:46AM-0.03m
00:21AM0.07m
12:42PM0.04m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
10
10
8
8
7
7
6
6
9
10
8
8
7
7
6
6
10
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
9
7
6
7
8
5
5
4
5
4
4
6
8
6
5
4
5
3
3
7
9
9
7
6
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