
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 10PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
640 | 1484 | 2070 | 2702 | 3237 | 2907 | 2413 | 1733 | 1382 | 1003 | 784 | 574 | 480 | 341 | 270 | 202 | 275 | 276 | 265 | 243 | 225 | 224 | 210 | 199 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:24PM2.13m | 6:48AM1.94m | 7:22PM2.05m | 7:48AM1.88m | 8:20PM1.96m | 8:48AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.08m | 1:07PM0.03m | 1:45AM0.11m | 2:05PM0.09m | 2:41AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | |
4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
640 | 1484 | 2070 | 2702 | 3237 | 2907 | 2413 | 1733 | 1382 | 1003 | 784 | 574 | 480 | 341 | 270 | 202 | 275 | 276 | 265 | 243 | 225 | 224 | 210 | 199 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | E 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 18 | SE 17 | E 14 | ENE 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
271 | 622 | 929 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 49 | 15 | 13 | 54 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | — | SE 18 | SE 18 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SSE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 72 | 117 | 66 | — | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 135 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 31 | 52 | 4 | 213 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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