
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
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 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 42 | 44 | 99 | 99 | 58 | 281 | 528 | 468 | 355 | 214 | 206 | 198 | 226 | 255 | 248 | 293 | 280 | 232 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:23AM1.61m | 12:53PM1.71m | 1:09AM1.62m | 1:37PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.49m | 6:23AM0.43m | 6:55PM0.49m | 7:08AM0.41m | 7:40PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 17 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 7 |
16 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 137 | 134 | 131 | 147 | 214 | 124 | 79 | 66 | 61 | 120 | 293 | 242 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | ESE 14 |
18 | 42 | 44 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 127 | 169 | 45 | 35 | 226 | 255 | 248 | 128 | 280 | 232 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 19 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ENE 8 | S 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | SSW 13 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 99 | 99 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 24 | 121 | 206 | 198 | 39 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 61 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SSW 10 | — | — |
— | 4 | 26 | 9 | — | 58 | 281 | 528 | 468 | 355 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 205 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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