Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 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 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 324 | 270 | 251 | 198 | 191 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 138 | 133 | 99 | 129 | 588 | 604 | 674 | 786 | 666 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.78m | 3:05PM1.85m | 3:23AM1.84m | 3:46PM1.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.27m | 8:49AM0.21m | 9:13PM0.23m | 9:34AM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 324 | 270 | 251 | 198 | 191 | 135 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 133 | 99 | 129 | 96 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 168 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 138 | 65 | 60 | 10 | 38 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | SE 18 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 16 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 54 | — | 39 | 39 | 71 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 47 | 42 | 65 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 588 | 604 | 674 | 786 | 666 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 268 | 31 | 30 |
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