Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 2AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 686 | 519 | 1225 | 880 | 673 | 584 | 464 | 418 | 338 | 332 | 269 | 259 | 210 | 164 | 125 | 123 | 94 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05PM1.58m | 10:40AM1.65m | 11:02PM1.57m | 11:34AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.48m | 4:12AM0.45m | 4:46PM0.51m | 5:03AM0.47m | 5:37PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 710 | 686 | 519 | 1225 | 880 | 673 | 584 | 464 | 418 | 338 | 332 | 269 | 259 | 210 | 164 | 125 | 123 | 94 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 190 | 258 | 322 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 19 | S 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | — | 22 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 76 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 161 | 161 |
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