Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 12PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 173 | 133 | 104 | 71 | 90 | 139 | 206 | 234 | 239 | 294 | 424 | 813 | 1919 | 1444 | 2189 | 2585 | 2777 | 1920 | 2128 | 1871 | 1622 | 3244 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.76m | 4:19PM1.84m | 4:36AM1.77m | 4:59PM1.82m | 5:18AM1.78m | 5:42PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.22m | 10:32PM0.27m | 10:49AM0.23m | 11:15PM0.27m | 11:36AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 214 | 173 | 133 | 104 | 59 | 90 | 139 | 206 | 234 | 239 | 294 | 424 | 813 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1831 | 1920 | 2128 | 1871 | 1622 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | WNW 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 54 | 44 | 38 | 57 | 71 | 50 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 531 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | 24 | 37 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NE 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1919 | 1444 | 2189 | 2585 | 2777 | — | 7 | 4 | 13 | 3244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 63 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 189 | 31 |
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