Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 1AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2089 | 1487 | 1584 | 1002 | 501 | 454 | 670 | 721 | 800 | 674 | 519 | 1225 | 868 | 673 | 505 | 456 | 351 | 338 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:06PM1.63m | 9:41AM1.66m | 10:05PM1.58m | 10:40AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.40m | 3:52PM0.48m | 4:12AM0.45m | 4:46PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2089 | 1487 | 1285 | 1002 | 501 | 454 | 670 | 721 | 800 | 674 | 519 | 1225 | 868 | 673 | 505 | 456 | 351 | 338 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 28 | 27 | 84 | 138 | 190 | 258 | 322 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 52 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1584 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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