
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
103 | 138 | 138 | 70 | 86 | 56 | 115 | 147 | 125 | 73 | 155 | 239 | 289 | 434 | 421 | 309 | 208 | 200 | 154 | 150 | 304 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:27PM1.71m | 1:46AM1.67m | 2:07PM1.76m | 2:27AM1.75m | 2:48PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.37m | 7:31PM0.36m | 7:47AM0.31m | 8:12PM0.29m | 8:31AM0.25m | 8:54PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | S 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 |
103 | 138 | 138 | 70 | 86 | 12 | 115 | 147 | 125 | 73 | 56 | 239 | 289 | 434 | 421 | 309 | 208 | 200 | 154 | 150 | 304 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | NE 4 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ENE 4 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 8 |
86 | — | 1 | 60 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 16 | 49 | 47 | 155 | 61 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 29 | 52 | 6 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 14 | S 9 | E 13 | SSW 12 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 19 | SSE 9 | NE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 20 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | S 18 | E 15 |
— | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | NW 2 |
1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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