Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | WSW 5 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 97 | 86 | 59 | 84 | 242 | 3489 | 5634 | 6879 | 6629 | 5630 | 4234 | 3177 | 2248 | 1780 | 1183 | 584 | 446 | 702 | 545 | 433 | 335 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29AM1.70m | 4:54PM1.82m | 5:08AM1.69m | 5:33PM1.79m | 5:48AM1.68m | 6:12PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.28m | 11:10PM0.34m | 11:21AM0.28m | 11:51PM0.34m | 12:05PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 128 | 97 | 86 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 36 | 138 | 132 | 169 | 19 | 8 | 3177 | 2248 | 1780 | 1183 | 584 | 446 | 702 | 545 | 433 | 222 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 17 | SE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 84 | 36 | 57 | 58 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 215 | 263 | 258 | 288 | 232 | 227 | 335 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | SE 11 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 10 | E 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | 14 | 41 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 20 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 212 | 208 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 78 | 123 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 61 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 242 | 3489 | 5634 | 6879 | 6629 | 5630 | 4234 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 28 | 161 | 28 | 31 | 117 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 134 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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