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: 12 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
13.2°C
3.6° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
186
180
256
263
291
273
229
192
151
123
94
91
71
52
54
55
55
81
51
84
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
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
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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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
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