
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
588 | 403 | 262 | 206 | 198 | 226 | 255 | 248 | 293 | 276 | 236 | 225 | 222 | 303 | 303 | 367 | 440 | 426 | 560 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:09AM1.62m | 1:37PM1.75m | 1:52AM1.65m | 2:18PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.49m | 7:08AM0.41m | 7:40PM0.47m | 7:51AM0.38m | 8:24PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
131 | 147 | 262 | 187 | 131 | 110 | 88 | 248 | 293 | 276 | 105 | 77 | 70 | 217 | 303 | 367 | 440 | 426 | 560 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
24 | 127 | 216 | 206 | 198 | 226 | 255 | 83 | 99 | 133 | 236 | 225 | 222 | 303 | 236 | 250 | 237 | 170 | 153 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SE 6 | — | ESE 16 | ESE 14 | SE 6 | — |
51 | 24 | 121 | 113 | 120 | 44 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 87 | 95 | 43 | 6 | — | 25 | 220 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — |
588 | 403 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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