Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1825 | 6254 | 2419 | 2848 | 5094 | 8371 | 10556 | 5231 | 3770 | 2463 | 1755 | 1090 | 1935 | 1846 | 1685 | 1487 | 1463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1825 | 4075 | 2002 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6564 | 5231 | 3770 | 2463 | 1755 | 1090 | 16 | 16 | 1685 | 1487 | 1463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 17 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 1225 | 9 | — | — | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 448 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 8 | ENE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6254 | 2419 | 2848 | 5094 | 8371 | 10556 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 34 | 1935 | 1846 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 92 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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