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: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.7° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)7ft (2.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
S
16
2.2
SSW
6
3.5
SSW
8
4
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
0.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
245
317
1411
2148
1678
763
637
621
472
528
449
380
364
348
297
251
221
215
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:46AM1.62m
1:09PM1.75m
1:25AM1.67m
1:48PM1.79m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.44m
6:43AM0.36m
7:12PM0.38m
7:24AM0.30m
7:52PM0.32m
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:27
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
7
8
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
8
6
-2
-1
-2
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
6
8
8
6
6
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