Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 9PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 839 | 729 | 2938 | 3343 | 4090 | 3211 | 2880 | 2815 | 2517 | 2661 | 1818 | 1438 | 1147 | 898 | 695 | 526 | 375 | 308 | 249 | 161 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26AM2.02m | 7:51PM1.83m | 8:27AM1.99m | 8:54PM1.81m | 9:31AM1.96m | 9:59PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.20m | 2:12AM0.15m | 2:55PM0.21m | 3:14AM0.15m | 3:56PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | E 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 839 | 729 | 16 | 5 | — | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 2112 | 1818 | 1438 | 1147 | 898 | 695 | 526 | 375 | 308 | 249 | 161 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | W 4 |
| kJ | 343 | 620 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 44 | 42 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 2938 | 3343 | 4090 | 3211 | 2880 | 2815 | 2517 | 2661 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 93 | 689 | 716 | 190 | 117 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 28 | 33 |
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