Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
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 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSW 19 | S 23 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 647 | 1007 | 966 | 832 | 791 | 750 | 1845 | 6015 | 7406 | 6460 | 4407 | 4163 | 3037 | 2620 | 2287 | 2027 | 1927 | 1757 | 1733 | 1907 | 1907 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:00PM2.10m | 6:23AM1.95m | 6:53PM2.00m | 7:19AM1.88m | 7:48PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM-0.03m | 00:21AM0.07m | 12:42PM0.04m | 1:15AM0.12m | 1:37PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 15 | SSW 19 | S 23 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 353 | 1007 | 966 | 559 | 415 | 750 | 1845 | 6015 | 7406 | 6460 | 4407 | 4163 | 3037 | 2620 | 2287 | 2027 | 1927 | 1757 | 1733 | 1907 | 1907 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SSW 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 647 | 717 | 748 | 832 | 791 | 339 | 740 | 711 | 691 | 589 | 515 | 431 | 418 | 418 | 313 | 309 | 299 | 295 | 241 | 209 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 24 | — | — | — | S 24 | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 453 | — | 231 | 165 | 163 | 280 | 400 | — | — | — | 716 | — | 622 | 457 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 92 | 32 | 30 |
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