Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 452 | 385 | 1060 | 892 | 754 | 639 | 666 | 775 | 817 | 973 | 773 | 742 | 651 | 826 | 1007 | 1531 | 2664 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:22AM1.64m | 1:47PM1.77m | 2:01AM1.68m | 2:26PM1.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.46m | 7:19AM0.37m | 7:50PM0.41m | 8:01AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.36m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 452 | 385 | 1060 | 892 | 754 | 639 | 666 | 775 | 817 | 973 | 773 | 742 | 651 | 826 | 1007 | 1531 | 2664 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NW 4 | ESE 14 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 224 | 370 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | ESE 14 | — | ESE 13 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 | — |
| kJ | 39 | 20 | — | — | 36 | — | 17 | — | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | SE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 17 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 13 | 59 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 117 | 134 | 31 |
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