Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 5 | S 6 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 66 | 109 | 126 | 104 | 105 | 70 | 106 | 149 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.73m | 7:09AM1.75m | 7:33PM1.64m | 8:05AM1.69m | 8:30PM1.58m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.33m | 1:30PM0.40m | 1:50AM0.40m | 2:24PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 66 | 109 | 113 | 102 | 77 | 45 | 41 | 57 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | S 8 | E 5 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 17 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 104 | 105 | 70 | 71 | 52 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 14 | S 17 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 140 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 83 | 126 | — | 74 | 67 | 106 | 149 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 178 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 31 |
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