Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 9PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 366 | 443 | 845 | 980 | 988 | 1469 | 2211 | 666 | 793 | 643 | 2218 | 2490 | 3930 | 2941 | 2749 | 2495 | 2293 | 1941 | 1656 | 1389 | 1167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.86m | 7:26AM2.02m | 7:51PM1.83m | 8:27AM1.99m | 8:54PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.19m | 1:11AM0.13m | 1:53PM0.20m | 2:12AM0.15m | 2:55PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 366 | 443 | 845 | 980 | 988 | 1065 | 1161 | 666 | 793 | 643 | 16 | 16 | — | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 1656 | 1389 | 1167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 3 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 270 | 507 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | SSE 11 | — | NE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 15 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 12 | — | 2 | 14 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | — | NE 2 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | NW 3 | W 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 38 | 53 | — | 1 | 16 | 1469 | 2211 | — | 3 | 6 | 2218 | 2490 | 3930 | 2941 | 2749 | 2495 | 2293 | 1941 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 679 | 716 | 716 | 161 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 230 | 0 | 4 |
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