
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
383 | 334 | 370 | 370 | 320 | 285 | 395 | 376 | 375 | 288 | 443 | 276 | 361 | 431 | 411 | 1224 | 1787 | 771 | 592 | 763 | 1624 | 1613 | 929 | 3151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:33AM2.02m | 5:57PM1.88m | 6:28AM2.03m | 6:52PM1.86m | 7:26AM2.02m | 7:51PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.13m | 11:55AM0.17m | 00:13AM0.12m | 12:53PM0.19m | 1:11AM0.13m | 1:53PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — |
383 | 334 | 370 | 370 | 320 | 285 | 395 | 376 | 375 | 288 | 2 | 276 | 361 | 291 | 299 | 1224 | 1156 | 385 | 592 | 763 | 718 | 14 | 14 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 12 | NE 4 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 14 | ENE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — |
5 | 77 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 431 | 411 | 15 | 13 | 451 | 377 | 264 | 386 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 11 | NE 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | ENE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | NNE 7 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NW 4 | E 16 | — | — |
4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | ENE 2 | NE 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 |
3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 443 | 154 | 220 | — | — | — | 1787 | 771 | 1 | 7 | 1624 | 1613 | 929 | 3151 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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