Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.85° S 172.76° E

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.9° 

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 11AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
0.7
S
19
0.9
SSW
18
1
S
18
1.1
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
18
1.2
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
50
90
211
147
181
147
134
109
468
485
330
265
354
570
690
803
646
632
908
394
372
1041
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
WSW
0
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
on
High Tide
1:24AM1.92m
1:54PM2.06m
2:14AM1.97m
2:43PM2.07m
3:03AM1.99m
3:30PM2.05m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.04m
8:05PM0.10m
8:24AM0.01m
8:55PM0.07m
9:15AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
4
2
1
Temp °C
7
7
9
11
11
9
9
10
9
7
7
7
8
7
7
6
5
5
8
11
14
11
9
Feels °C
4
4
6
7
8
5
6
7
4
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
1
1
4
7
12
10
4
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