Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 11). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 344 | 253 | 229 | 207 | 171 | 116 | 119 | 137 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 67 | 263 | 583 | 647 | 603 | 823 | 1325 | 1733 | 1933 | 1686 | 1463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:37AM1.85m | 5:55PM1.70m | 6:21AM1.81m | 6:40PM1.65m | 7:08AM1.77m | 7:28PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.31m | 11:54AM0.37m | 00:05AM0.35m | 12:41PM0.42m | 00:53AM0.40m | 1:30PM0.45m | 1:41AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | 8:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 191 | 214 | 253 | 229 | 207 | 171 | 116 | 119 | 137 | 111 | 61 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 263 | 583 | 647 | 603 | 823 | 1325 | 1733 | 1933 | 1686 | 1463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SW 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | — | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 51 | 49 | 27 | 112 | 10 | 112 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 67 | 80 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 377 | — | 38 | 85 | 33 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | N 4 | S 15 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 1 | 112 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 339 | 344 | 477 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 145 | 24 | 26 | 16 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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