Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 3PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). 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 (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 81 | 153 | 232 | 284 | 513 | 421 | 365 | 250 | 151 | 188 | 157 | 144 | 261 | 268 | 253 | 341 | 245 | 179 | 174 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07PM1.76m | 2:27AM1.75m | 2:48PM1.80m | 3:10AM1.84m | 3:31PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.31m | 8:12PM0.29m | 8:31AM0.25m | 8:54PM0.23m | 9:18AM0.20m | 9:39PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 120 | 75 | 67 | 232 | 284 | 513 | 421 | 365 | 250 | 151 | 188 | 157 | 144 | 261 | 268 | 253 | 341 | 245 | 179 | 174 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 49 | 81 | 153 | 80 | 63 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 20 | SSE 9 | NE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 9 | NE 6 | E 13 | W 3 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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