Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 12PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3345 | 4878 | 5200 | 4765 | 4190 | 3719 | 3298 | 3029 | 2775 | 2698 | 2622 | 2060 | 1810 | 1446 | 1380 | 1155 | 1032 | 888 | 747 | 717 | 653 | 537 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:53AM1.90m | 6:17PM1.83m | 6:44AM1.91m | 7:08PM1.79m | 7:39AM1.90m | 8:05PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.21m | 00:34AM0.21m | 1:08PM0.25m | 1:29AM0.23m | 2:07PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3345 | 4878 | 5200 | 4765 | 4190 | 3719 | 3298 | 3029 | 2775 | 2698 | 2622 | 2060 | 1810 | 1446 | 1380 | 1155 | 1032 | 888 | 747 | 717 | 653 | 537 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 12 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | ENE 5 | NE 2 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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