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: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
9.6° C
0.8° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.7
S
16
2.5
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
238
167
116
91
64
61
44
48
50
46
58
62
156
210
293
269
263
350
1564
593
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
0
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
25
SSE
30
S
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:53PM2.14m
4:13AM2.02m
4:42PM2.10m
5:04AM1.99m
5:32PM2.02m
Low Tide
9:35AM-0.05m
10:09PM0.04m
10:28AM-0.03m
11:00PM0.06m
11:21AM0.03m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
4
7
Temp °C
12
14
15
13
11
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
6
Feels °C
10
13
14
12
9
7
7
7
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
8
7
6
3
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