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: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
13.5°C
3.8° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
7
1
SE
7
1.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
7
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
70
69
68
50
52
62
67
60
64
83
102
258
545
1499
1696
1544
2143
2176
1531
1925
2053
2100
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
E
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:48AM1.81m
7:09PM1.67m
7:37AM1.75m
8:00PM1.61m
8:29AM1.70m
8:54PM1.56m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.38m
1:24AM0.38m
2:00PM0.44m
2:15AM0.44m
2:52PM0.49m
cloud
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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6:39
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6:37
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6:37
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7:50
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7:52
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 mm
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1
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2
4
1
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1
2
6
2
1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
8
8
6
7
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
5
3
1
-2
-1
0
-4
-2
0
1
0
1
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