Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 6AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 828 | 860 | 784 | 742 | 651 | 850 | 898 | 1264 | 2962 | 2794 | 3020 | 2568 | 2322 | 1784 | 1422 | 1070 | 787 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01AM1.68m | 2:26PM1.81m | 2:39AM1.71m | 3:03PM1.83m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.41m | 8:01AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.36m | 8:42AM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 828 | 860 | 784 | 742 | 651 | 850 | 898 | 1264 | 2962 | 2794 | 3020 | 2568 | 2322 | 1784 | 1422 | 1070 | 787 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 15 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 6 | — | ESE 5 | — | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 148 | — | 22 | — | 7 | 12 | 31 | 114 | 249 | 301 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 275 | 202 | 92 |
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