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 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.4° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 2AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (12 Sep)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
3
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0
0
0
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4
4
4
2
0
1
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
15
5
SSW
15
3.5
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1825
6254
2419
2848
5094
8371
10556
5231
3770
2463
1755
1090
1935
1846
1685
1487
1463
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:51AM1.98m
4:16PM1.99m
4:39AM1.95m
5:03PM1.92m
Low Tide
9:44PM0.08m
10:05AM0.06m
10:31PM0.11m
10:55AM0.12m
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
10
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
6
5
4
1
1
3
5
5
2
3
3
4
4
6
9
8
5
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