Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 365 | 280 | 276 | 366 | 449 | 423 | 1224 | 1173 | 1267 | 673 | 706 | 705 | 2161 | 2547 | 3469 | 4109 | 3578 | 3134 | 2724 | 3689 | 1889 | 1570 | 1323 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28AM2.03m | 6:52PM1.86m | 7:26AM2.02m | 7:51PM1.83m | 8:27AM1.99m | 8:54PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.12m | 12:53PM0.19m | 1:11AM0.13m | 1:53PM0.20m | 2:12AM0.15m | 2:55PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 370 | 365 | 280 | 276 | 366 | 280 | 313 | 1224 | 1173 | 1267 | 673 | 706 | 705 | 16 | 16 | — | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 2277 | 1889 | 1570 | 1323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | W 4 | NW 4 | SSW 8 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | E 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 449 | 423 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 270 | 501 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | NE 5 | SE 14 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | — | SSE 12 | SE 12 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 2 | — | 14 | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 16 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2161 | 2547 | 3469 | 4109 | 3578 | 3134 | 2724 | 3689 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 30 | 161 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 117 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 255 | 0 | 4 |
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