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: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
11.6°C
2.0° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
141
106
78
65
154
224
86
85
84
85
90
100
149
132
129
126
80
79
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
0
N
5
NW
5
W
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:21AM1.81m
12:53PM1.95m
1:17AM1.86m
1:46PM1.97m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.23m
6:29AM0.15m
7:05PM0.18m
7:24AM0.11m
7:56PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:52
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7:40
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7:42
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Temp °C
13
10
8
8
7
7
12
16
17
15
12
11
11
10
13
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
9
6
4
5
5
6
10
14
15
13
9
8
8
6
9
11
11
9
9
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