
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
263 | 245 | 317 | 1411 | 2148 | 1678 | 763 | 637 | 621 | 472 | 528 | 449 | 380 | 364 | 348 | 297 | 251 | 221 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:46AM1.62m | 1:09PM1.75m | 1:25AM1.67m | 1:48PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.44m | 6:43AM0.36m | 7:12PM0.38m | 7:24AM0.30m | 7:52PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 8 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
109 | 110 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 441 | 23 | 292 | 472 | 528 | 449 | 380 | 364 | 348 | 297 | 251 | 220 | 199 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
263 | 245 | 14 | 14 | — | 24 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 227 | 236 | 170 | 165 | 116 | 116 | 118 | 165 | 221 | 215 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 |
1 | 2 | 317 | 1411 | 2148 | 1678 | 763 | 637 | 621 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 161 | 322 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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