Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 7AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2716 | 3020 | 2794 | 2568 | 2175 | 1881 | 1383 | 1104 | 800 | 670 | 566 | 407 | 330 | 232 | 250 | 242 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:39AM1.71m | 3:03PM1.83m | 3:17AM1.74m | 3:41PM1.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.36m | 8:42AM0.27m | 9:11PM0.32m | 9:23AM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2716 | 3020 | 2794 | 2568 | 2175 | 1881 | 1383 | 1104 | 800 | 670 | 566 | 407 | 330 | 232 | 232 | 161 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | SE 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 210 | 100 | 250 | 242 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | 36 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | N 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 158 | 299 | 370 | 395 | 358 | 517 | 602 | 408 | 38 | 7 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 202 | 280 | 203 | 92 | 92 | 134 | 134 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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