
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
137 | 90 | 81 | 131 | 137 | 96 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 68 | 77 | 144 | 173 | 240 | 343 | 583 | 1776 | 704 | 1499 | 1257 | 691 | 739 | 791 | 760 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:40AM2.02m | 4:13PM2.19m | 4:34AM2.03m | 5:06PM2.17m | 5:28AM2.00m | 6:00PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM-0.06m | 10:32PM0.04m | 10:50AM-0.06m | 11:27PM0.04m | 11:46AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
137 | 90 | 15 | 131 | 137 | 96 | 92 | 87 | 57 | 68 | 51 | 47 | 54 | 191 | 343 | 583 | 1776 | 704 | 1499 | 1257 | 647 | 531 | 424 | 328 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 12 | SW 8 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 14 | ESE 16 | S 15 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
20 | 12 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 17 | 55 | 84 | 17 | 77 | 144 | 173 | 240 | 310 | 336 | 407 | 653 | 655 | 717 | 691 | 739 | 791 | 760 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 8 | ESE 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 16 | — | ESE 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
9 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 17 | 75 | 125 | 109 | 158 | 339 | — | 452 | — | — | 218 | 163 | 116 | 115 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | W 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 99 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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