Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1121 | 848 | 594 | 480 | 404 | 404 | 347 | 294 | 240 | 192 | 161 | 150 | 140 | 102 | 129 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 38 | 21 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:17AM1.74m | 9:41PM1.70m | 10:16AM1.69m | 10:39PM1.64m | 11:13AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM0.34m | 3:55AM0.32m | 4:23PM0.41m | 4:46AM0.38m | 5:16PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 1121 | 848 | 594 | 480 | 404 | 404 | 347 | 294 | 240 | 192 | 161 | 150 | 140 | 102 | 129 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 38 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 48 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 25 | — | 1 | 19 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 118 | 230 |
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