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 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.8° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 11PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (19 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
4
4
2
3
3
3
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)
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
15
3
SSW
7
3.5
SSW
9
4
SSW
9
5
SSW
10
5
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.3
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
469
355
432
711
941
1900
2512
5076
5810
4538
3001
1717
1134
755
976
911
698
604
326
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
20
S
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:27PM1.53m
10:57AM1.64m
11:19PM1.55m
11:46AM1.67m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.50m
5:02PM0.52m
5:15AM0.47m
5:48PM0.48m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:23
 mm
2
Temp °C
17
14
12
10
8
8
9
10
9
9
7
6
7
8
9
13
16
14
12
Feels °C
13
11
10
6
-1
0
1
0
1
4
5
2
3
4
5
11
14
12
9
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