Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.85° S 172.76° E

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is

13.4°C

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). 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 (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	35	35	42	51	39	39	39	32	22	21	19	19	18	22	48	73	70	67	63	63	61	59	59	85
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	NW	SW	SSW	S	WNW	SW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy
High Tide			2:15PM1.87m				2:41AM1.88m				3:01PM1.85m				3:26AM1.88m				3:45PM1.81m					4:10AM1.88m
Low Tide	7:59AM0.19m				8:23PM0.17m				8:48AM0.22m				9:08PM0.19m				9:35AM0.25m				9:52PM0.22m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	—	—	8:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	8:23
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	23	23	22	18	18	16	16	19	18	17	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	12	11	10	10	10
Feels °C	20	19	19	18	15	16	14	15	18	18	17	13	12	13	11	10	11	12	12	10	9	8	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	35	34	42	51	39	39	39	32	22	21	19	19	18	18	25	35	34	34	33	33	35	44	57	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 4	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16
kJ	20	35	22	22	22	12	12	12	5	5	2	3	5	22	48	73	70	67	63	5	61	59	59	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	WNW 3	SSW 11	S 8	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	S 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SSW 14	—	—	—	SSW 4
kJ	11	12	6	6	6	17	15	14	1	12	5	5	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	63	—	—	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 3	—	—	—	—	—	SW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—
kJ	4	2	2	3	14	22	10	3	—	—	—	—	—	8	6	9	7	9	8	6	5	5	5	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	82	117	189	93	0	0	28	28	32	226	178	28	30	28	28	28	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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