Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 55 | 101 | 87 | 84 | 126 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 83 | 77 | 70 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 60 | 142 | 270 | 998 | 1959 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:01AM1.86m | 6:21PM1.75m | 6:48AM1.81m | 7:09PM1.67m | 7:37AM1.75m | 8:00PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.24m | 12:19PM0.31m | 00:35AM0.31m | 1:08PM0.38m | 1:24AM0.38m | 2:00PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SW 6 | SE 6 | SSW 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 60 | 66 | 53 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 69 | 20 | 83 | 8 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 46 | 60 | 142 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SSW 11 | S 16 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 81 | 75 | 42 | 42 | 55 | 101 | 87 | 84 | 126 | 74 | 70 | 17 | 68 | 16 | 24 | 44 | 34 | 51 | 44 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 37 | 62 | 4 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 59 | 53 | — | 77 | 70 | 49 | — | — | 53 | — | 270 | 998 | 1959 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 202 |
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