Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 810 | 649 | 517 | 476 | 396 | 389 | 375 | 340 | 279 | 230 | 226 | 221 | 184 | 184 | 147 | 115 | 110 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.77m | 10:39PM1.70m | 11:17AM1.85m | 11:41PM1.76m | 12:18PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.35m | 4:54AM0.26m | 5:32PM0.31m | 5:52AM0.19m | 6:31PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 810 | 649 | 517 | 476 | 396 | 389 | 375 | 340 | 279 | 230 | 226 | 221 | 184 | 184 | 147 | 57 | 45 | 78 | 86 | 88 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 60 | 101 | 120 | 71 | 66 | 61 | 66 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 24 | 53 | 82 | 75 | 68 | 115 | 110 | 86 | 41 | 26 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | S 14 | NE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 103 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 45 | — | 99 | 350 | 3 | 24 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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