Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 332 | 223 | 202 | 158 | 109 | 89 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 85 | 78 | 211 | 175 | 257 | 318 | 280 | 179 | 177 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:53AM1.78m | 8:19PM1.69m | 8:56AM1.79m | 9:23PM1.69m | 10:03AM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.35m | 2:43AM0.31m | 3:21PM0.35m | 3:43AM0.29m | 4:23PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 396 | 332 | 223 | 202 | 158 | 109 | 43 | 58 | 38 | 24 | 40 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 175 | 257 | 318 | 280 | 179 | 151 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 18 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 55 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 69 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 100 | 177 | 269 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 89 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 28 | 95 | 143 | 60 | 54 | 30 | 85 | 78 | 211 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 189 | 189 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 161 | 0 | 0 |
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