Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 6AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 10 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1494 | 1369 | 1084 | 898 | 676 | 556 | 260 | 426 | 356 | 287 | 129 | 96 | 108 | 61 | 64 | 34 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27AM1.89m | 5:51PM1.83m | 6:17AM1.82m | 6:40PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.17m | 11:46AM0.21m | 00:08AM0.24m | 12:37PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1494 | 1369 | 1084 | 898 | 676 | 556 | 260 | 426 | 356 | 287 | 129 | 96 | 108 | 61 | 64 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 165 | 115 | 230 | 85 | 77 | 73 | 107 | 46 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 23 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 126 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 38 | 67 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | NNE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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