
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
176 | 141 | 106 | 78 | 65 | 154 | 224 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 90 | 100 | 149 | 132 | 129 | 126 | 80 | 79 | |
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 | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
176 | 141 | 106 | 78 | 24 | 15 | 224 | 38 | 41 | 27 | 36 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 59 | 56 | 32 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
36 | 66 | 69 | 39 | 62 | 38 | 19 | 86 | 85 | 27 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 149 | 132 | 129 | 126 | 80 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | S 20 | S 19 | S 17 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 13 |
5 | 8 | 29 | 53 | 65 | 154 | 14 | 26 | 29 | 84 | 85 | 90 | 100 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | S 9 |
5 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
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