
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
113 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 69 | 66 | 289 | 931 | 1052 | 872 | 705 | 1030 | 1676 | 1911 | 1784 | 1362 | 1034 | 764 | 579 | 404 | 302 | 297 | 242 | 233 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:21AM1.81m | 6:40PM1.65m | 7:08AM1.77m | 7:28PM1.61m | 7:56AM1.72m | 8:17PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.35m | 12:41PM0.42m | 00:53AM0.40m | 1:30PM0.45m | 1:41AM0.43m | 2:19PM0.48m | 2:30AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | 8:32 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
113 | 80 | 62 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 289 | 931 | 1052 | 872 | 705 | 1030 | 1676 | 1911 | 1784 | 1362 | 1034 | 764 | 579 | 404 | 302 | 297 | 242 | 233 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | — | SSW 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 5 |
112 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 69 | 66 | 42 | 61 | 46 | 70 | — | 346 | 37 | 58 | 83 | 32 | 100 | 75 | 52 | 29 | 17 | — | 17 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 11 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 4 | — | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 |
73 | 30 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 9 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | E 4 | ENE 10 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 149 | 24 | 14 | 16 | — | 11 | 145 | — | — | 16 | 16 | 32 | 41 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 161 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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