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 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.0° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 11AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
SE
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
SE
10
1
S
16
1.2
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3541
2926
2304
1898
1633
1487
706
615
757
671
591
305
357
307
300
494
577
905
726
575
538
499
401
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
0
NE
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:10AM1.68m
8:36PM1.67m
9:09AM1.71m
9:35PM1.67m
10:13AM1.77m
Low Tide
2:08AM0.36m
2:35PM0.38m
3:01AM0.35m
3:33PM0.38m
3:56AM0.32m
4:32PM0.35m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:34
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
4
3
2
3
6
7
4
4
3
3
3
5
7
8
7
7
Feels °C
-1
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
-1
0
3
5
1
0
0
0
0
2
6
6
5
4
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