
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 3AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 11 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
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150 | 145 | 170 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 10:39PM1.64m | 11:13AM1.68m | 11:33PM1.61m | 12:05PM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.38m | 5:16PM0.46m | 5:35AM0.42m | 6:07PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 10 |
150 | 145 | 170 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 4 |
28 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | WSW 3 | SSW 15 |
11 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 3 | — | S 4 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 33 | 62 | 51 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 278 | 267 | 278 | 267 | 190 | 189 | 178 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
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