Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 1PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1150 | 604 | 1131 | 1102 | 343 | 905 | 492 | 418 | 403 | 274 | 332 | 407 | 532 | 581 | 499 | 386 | 255 | 185 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 76 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.64m | 00:23AM1.55m | 12:46PM1.67m | 1:05AM1.60m | 1:27PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.47m | 6:08PM0.47m | 6:20AM0.42m | 6:50PM0.42m | 7:03AM0.37m | 7:31PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1150 | 180 | 1131 | 1102 | 338 | 905 | 492 | 418 | 403 | 274 | 332 | 407 | 532 | 581 | 499 | 386 | 255 | 185 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 76 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 15 | NE 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 15 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 604 | 4 | 4 | 343 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 85 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | E 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 0 |
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