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 (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| 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 (1.6m) | 7s |
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 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 432 | 337 | 337 | 193 | 188 | 209 | 249 | 270 | 270 | 273 | 229 | 192 | 151 | 115 | 91 | 69 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 40 | 57 | 86 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.94m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 432 | 337 | 337 | 193 | 188 | 129 | 181 | 177 | 270 | 273 | 229 | 192 | 151 | 115 | 91 | 69 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 40 | 6 | 51 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | E 13 | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 17 | 51 | 48 | 31 | 3 | — | 113 | 73 | 112 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 40 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 41 | 59 | 74 | 87 | 127 | 209 | 249 | 270 | 602 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 57 | 86 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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