
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
193 | 186 | 180 | 256 | 263 | 291 | 273 | 229 | 192 | 151 | 123 | 94 | 91 | 71 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 81 | 51 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.93m | 4:30AM1.93m | 4:51PM1.88m | 5:15AM1.91m | 5:35PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.13m | 10:18PM0.14m | 10:42AM0.17m | 11:03PM0.18m | 11:30AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
193 | 186 | 129 | 127 | 177 | 291 | 273 | 229 | 192 | 151 | 123 | 94 | 91 | 71 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 17 | 7 | 51 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | S 6 |
51 | 47 | 31 | 29 | — | 161 | 112 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 8 | — | — |
16 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
82 | 132 | 180 | 256 | 263 | 617 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 81 | 28 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
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