Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 23s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 11AM is: 2.5m 22s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 23s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 19 | S 23 | S 23 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1845 | 6015 | 7471 | 6460 | 4273 | 4209 | 3037 | 2867 | 2323 | 2027 | 2120 | 2146 | 2117 | 1907 | 1881 | 2157 | 3721 | 5169 | 5918 | 5368 | 4302 | 3237 | 2732 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:23AM1.95m | 6:53PM2.00m | 7:19AM1.88m | 7:48PM1.90m | 8:17AM1.80m | 8:44PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.07m | 12:42PM0.04m | 1:15AM0.12m | 1:37PM0.14m | 2:09AM0.18m | 2:33PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 23 | S 23 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1845 | 6015 | 7471 | 6460 | 4273 | 4209 | 3037 | 2867 | 2323 | 2027 | 2120 | 2146 | 2117 | 1907 | 1881 | 2157 | 3721 | 5169 | 5918 | 5368 | 4302 | 3237 | 2732 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 740 | 711 | 691 | 589 | 515 | 501 | 418 | 418 | 373 | 304 | 299 | 295 | 212 | 209 | 196 | 152 | 149 | 129 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | — | — | — | SSE 24 | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 400 | — | — | — | 920 | — | 757 | 342 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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