Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 9AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1933 | 1804 | 1362 | 1034 | 764 | 579 | 478 | 364 | 297 | 291 | 233 | 216 | 170 | 127 | 125 | 92 | 61 | 60 | 69 | 104 | 59 | 154 | 149 | 156 | 190 | 123 | 514 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.72m | 8:17PM1.56m | 8:45AM1.67m | 9:07PM1.52m | 9:35AM1.64m | 9:58PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.43m | 2:19PM0.48m | 2:30AM0.46m | 3:08PM0.49m | 3:19AM0.48m | 3:55PM0.50m | 4:06AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | 8:35 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1933 | 1804 | 1362 | 1034 | 764 | 579 | 478 | 364 | 297 | 291 | 233 | 216 | 170 | 127 | 125 | 92 | 61 | 60 | 40 | 104 | 11 | 154 | 149 | 156 | 190 | 113 | 514 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | N 4 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 58 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 47 | 48 | 28 | 16 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 69 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 139 | 123 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 6 | NE 7 | S 15 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | SE 5 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 77 | 27 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 120 | 15 | 120 | 117 | — | — | 96 | 15 | 21 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 34 | 67 | 65 | 51 | 31 | 59 | 55 | 112 | 144 | 31 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 118 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 161 | 38 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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