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 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.0° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 1AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (05 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
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)
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.6
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4705
5034
4588
3826
3347
2751
2304
1881
1612
1375
640
615
757
671
479
302
350
257
296
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
0
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:42PM1.69m
8:10AM1.68m
8:36PM1.67m
9:09AM1.71m
Low Tide
2:08AM0.36m
2:35PM0.38m
3:01AM0.35m
3:33PM0.38m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
4
6
6
5
4
3
3
3
6
7
4
4
Feels °C
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
4
5
0
0
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