
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
85 | 85 | 84 | 90 | 100 | 149 | 132 | 129 | 126 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17AM1.86m | 1:46PM1.97m | 2:09AM1.90m | 2:35PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.18m | 7:24AM0.11m | 7:56PM0.14m | 8:16AM0.10m | 8:45PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
37 | 27 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 45 | 56 | 48 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 37 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 47 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 4 | SSW 14 | S 18 |
85 | 85 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 149 | 132 | 129 | 126 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 69 | 158 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 5 |
28 | 3 | 84 | 90 | 100 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 56 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
— | 40 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 4 |
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