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 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
9.7° C
0.8° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 7PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
86
93
92
98
96
106
103
101
135
192
277
403
394
285
242
193
160
121
105
104
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:18PM1.94m
00:41AM1.84m
1:16PM2.04m
1:37AM1.92m
2:10PM2.11m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.24m
6:50AM0.11m
7:28PM0.17m
7:46AM0.03m
8:23PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
8
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
8
8
10
8
7
5
5
6
4
5
5
5
4
5
3
3
5
7
5
4
4
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