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: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
11.8°C
2.2° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
651
543
450
384
386
333
332
284
279
221
176
136
106
78
65
154
146
203
85
85
84
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:52AM1.89m
11:19PM1.76m
11:55AM1.92m
00:21AM1.81m
12:53PM1.95m
Low Tide
5:12PM0.27m
5:32AM0.19m
6:10PM0.23m
6:29AM0.15m
7:05PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:58
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6:56
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6:54
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7:37
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7:38
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7:40
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Temp °C
8
10
12
10
7
7
6
6
10
12
12
10
8
8
7
8
13
18
18
16
12
Feels °C
5
7
9
8
4
4
4
3
7
9
7
6
4
5
5
7
10
15
15
13
8
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