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: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
9.7° C
0.6° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
4
1.9
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.5
S
7
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.8
SE
15
0.8
SE
14
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
14
0.8
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
42
44
99
99
58
281
528
468
355
214
206
198
226
255
248
293
280
232
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:23AM1.61m
12:53PM1.71m
1:09AM1.62m
1:37PM1.75m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.49m
6:23AM0.43m
6:55PM0.49m
7:08AM0.41m
7:40PM0.47m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
2
5
2
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
9
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
4
3
4
6
7
6
6
Feels °C
11
8
7
7
7
-1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
-1
1
2
3
3
3
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