
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 11PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
469 | 355 | 432 | 711 | 941 | 1900 | 2512 | 5076 | 5810 | 4538 | 3001 | 1717 | 1134 | 755 | 976 | 911 | 698 | 604 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.53m | 10:57AM1.64m | 11:19PM1.55m | 11:46AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.50m | 5:02PM0.52m | 5:15AM0.47m | 5:48PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
469 | 355 | 432 | 711 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 3001 | 1717 | 1134 | 755 | 976 | 911 | 698 | 604 | 326 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | — | NE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 15 |
82 | 157 | 82 | 84 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 23 | 23 | 555 | 427 | 395 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 |
9 | 82 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 941 | 1900 | 2512 | 5076 | 5810 | 4538 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 31 | 63 | 31 | 474 | 746 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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