Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.85° S 172.76° E

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 10PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (18 Jun)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
11
1.9
S
14
2.1
S
15
2.3
S
16
2.4
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
1484
2070
2702
3237
2907
2413
1733
1382
1003
784
574
480
341
270
202
275
276
265
243
225
224
210
199
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
35
NNW
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
5
WSW
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:24PM2.13m
6:48AM1.94m
7:22PM2.05m
7:48AM1.88m
8:20PM1.96m
8:48AM1.82m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.08m
1:07PM0.03m
1:45AM0.11m
2:05PM0.09m
2:41AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
1
6
5
4
2
2
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
12
12
14
17
16
18
20
20
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
7
9
8
8
10
10
12
13
16
20
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
11
1.9
S
14
2.1
S
15
2.3
S
16
2.4
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
640
1484
2070
2702
3237
2907
2413
1733
1382
1003
784
574
480
341
270
202
275
276
265
243
225
224
210
199
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
0.1
E
19
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
18
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.7
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
271
622
929
7
14
13
7
7
12
11
4
18
49
15
13
54
38
8
6
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2
7
12
12
4
4
11
10
18
17
10
9
9
27
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
N
3
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.3
N
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
NE
6
Energy kJ
5
13
10
13
4
18
36
72
117
66
11
14
9
9
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
161
135
0
134
0
31
52
4
213
30
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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