
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 11AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1367 | 1387 | 1387 | 1387 | 1251 | 1233 | 692 | 1150 | 1265 | 1131 | 1131 | 1102 | 338 | 791 | 492 | 418 | 345 | 274 | 274 | 396 | 446 | 669 | 590 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13AM1.63m | 11:36PM1.52m | 12:02PM1.64m | 00:23AM1.55m | 12:46PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM0.50m | 5:23PM0.50m | 5:35AM0.47m | 6:08PM0.47m | 6:20AM0.42m | 6:50PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1367 | 1387 | 1387 | 1387 | 1251 | 1233 | 692 | 1150 | 1265 | 1131 | 1131 | 1102 | 338 | 791 | 492 | 418 | 345 | 274 | 274 | 396 | 446 | 669 | 590 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | S 15 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 318 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 272 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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