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: 11 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
9.5° C
0.7° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 6PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.8
ENE
6
0.9
ESE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
253
205
220
127
110
237
84
389
486
611
557
650
500
422
284
458
196
176
119
130
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
E
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:10PM2.11m
2:30AM1.98m
3:02PM2.15m
3:22AM2.02m
3:53PM2.14m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.03m
8:23PM0.11m
8:41AM-0.03m
9:17PM0.06m
9:35AM-0.05m
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7:30
7:28
7:26
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5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
6
7
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
4
5
7
9
10
11
13
14
11
11
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