Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 133 | 99 | 129 | 598 | 729 | 871 | 1093 | 909 | 809 | 844 | 671 | 808 | 1092 | 1259 | 1347 | 1468 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:23AM1.84m | 3:46PM1.86m | 4:07AM1.88m | 4:29PM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.23m | 9:34AM0.19m | 9:57PM0.20m | 10:22AM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 94 | 65 | 99 | 129 | 96 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 163 | 809 | 844 | 671 | 808 | 1092 | 63 | 1347 | 1468 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | NE 6 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 138 | 133 | 60 | 9 | 57 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 3 | 154 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 111 | 90 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 16 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | S 22 | S 21 | NE 7 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 9 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 6 | 81 | 598 | 729 | 871 | 1093 | 909 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | 1259 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 213 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 0 |
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