Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 6AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 594 | 197 | 586 | 1080 | 1961 | 3616 | 4793 | 4553 | 3744 | 6163 | 5508 | 4568 | 3659 | 2673 | 2934 | 1968 | 1961 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.81m | 7:44AM1.77m | 8:08PM1.71m | 8:41AM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.25m | 2:02PM0.33m | 2:26AM0.33m | 2:57PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 85 | 108 | 108 | 72 | 49 | 50 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 26 | 35 | 4568 | 3659 | 2673 | 2089 | 1632 | 1285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | ESE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 42 | — | 15 | — | — | 37 | — | 27 | 26 | 37 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 594 | 197 | 586 | 1080 | 1961 | 3616 | 4793 | 4553 | 3744 | 6163 | 5508 | — | — | — | 2934 | 1968 | 1961 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 43 | 31 | 43 | 202 | 232 | 202 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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