Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.85° S 172.76° E

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.7° 

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
0.7
S
19
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
181
151
137
109
754
421
316
328
354
564
821
794
777
1081
908
394
376
1031
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
SW
0
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:14AM1.97m
2:43PM2.07m
3:03AM1.99m
3:30PM2.05m
Low Tide
8:05PM0.10m
8:24AM0.01m
8:55PM0.07m
9:15AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
4
4
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
10
10
8
6
7
8
7
7
6
5
5
7
11
13
10
9
Feels °C
8
6
7
7
6
2
0
1
2
2
3
4
2
1
3
7
10
8
6
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