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: 6 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
11.5°C
2.0° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (03 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
S
15
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.6
SSW
8
1.1
S
13
2.2
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2
S
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
167
161
203
148
295
434
2001
2444
2127
1668
1307
972
721
651
545
264
452
394
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:07PM1.73m
9:45AM1.88m
10:14PM1.73m
10:52AM1.89m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.24m
4:11PM0.29m
4:31AM0.23m
5:12PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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7:36
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7:37
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7:37
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Temp °C
18
13
10
8
7
7
8
9
10
9
8
7
6
5
8
10
11
9
6
Feels °C
15
12
7
5
4
3
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
2
6
7
8
7
3
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