Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4072 | 3764 | 3337 | 5603 | 4982 | 4280 | 3423 | 2882 | 2089 | 1632 | 1631 | 900 | 872 | 713 | 695 | 686 | 710 | 594 | 1273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.71m | 8:41AM1.70m | 9:06PM1.63m | 9:41AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.33m | 2:57PM0.42m | 3:19AM0.40m | 3:52PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 18 | 27 | 4982 | 4280 | 3423 | 2882 | 2089 | 1632 | 1160 | 900 | 872 | 713 | 695 | 686 | 710 | 594 | 1273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 15 | 23 | — | 36 | 37 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 26 | 87 | 135 | 192 | 255 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 52 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4072 | 3764 | 3337 | 5603 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1631 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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