
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
273 | 437 | 318 | 380 | 360 | 355 | 350 | 454 | 432 | 337 | 337 | 354 | 269 | 263 | 229 | 226 | 226 | 232 | 187 | 151 | 120 | 109 | 86 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:58AM1.93m | 3:22PM1.96m | 3:44AM1.94m | 4:07PM1.93m | 4:30AM1.93m | 4:51PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.10m | 9:32PM0.12m | 9:55AM0.13m | 10:18PM0.14m | 10:42AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
273 | 437 | 318 | 380 | 360 | 355 | 350 | 454 | 432 | 337 | 337 | 354 | 269 | 263 | 181 | 177 | 226 | 232 | 187 | 151 | 120 | 109 | 86 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | S 14 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
20 | 67 | 21 | 17 | 10 | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 161 | 73 | 112 | 112 | 71 | 41 | 40 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ESE 5 | S 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
68 | 15 | 47 | 64 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 110 | 113 | 41 | 64 | 80 | 115 | 122 | 136 | 159 | 229 | 226 | 653 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
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