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 13 Sep 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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 11AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (13 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
13
1.9
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.1
SSW
11
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1659
1137
1757
1848
1628
1430
1494
1369
1084
898
676
556
260
434
314
244
126
111
86
66
48
42
33
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:39AM1.95m
5:03PM1.92m
5:27AM1.89m
5:51PM1.83m
6:17AM1.82m
6:40PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.12m
11:19PM0.17m
11:46AM0.21m
00:08AM0.24m
12:37PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
11
14
15
12
12
12
11
10
13
15
16
13
13
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
8
8
7
5
6
6
9
12
13
9
9
9
9
7
11
13
14
10
10
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