
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s 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 (04 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
651 | 543 | 450 | 384 | 386 | 333 | 332 | 284 | 279 | 221 | 176 | 136 | 106 | 78 | 65 | 154 | 146 | 203 | 85 | 85 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:52AM1.89m | 11:19PM1.76m | 11:55AM1.92m | 00:21AM1.81m | 12:53PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.27m | 5:32AM0.19m | 6:10PM0.23m | 6:29AM0.15m | 7:05PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 9 | ENE 7 |
651 | 543 | 450 | 384 | 386 | 333 | 332 | 284 | 279 | 221 | 176 | 136 | 106 | 78 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 36 | 26 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SSW 11 | E 18 | S 15 | E 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 |
5 | 222 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 45 | 154 | 146 | 203 | 85 | 85 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 18 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | S 20 | S 19 | S 17 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 |
— | 151 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 53 | 65 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 84 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NNE 2 |
— | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 38 | 35 | 40 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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