Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 566 | 407 | 393 | 232 | 298 | 237 | 233 | 229 | 221 | 210 | 127 | 104 | 73 | 92 | 100 | 127 | 180 | 183 | 302 | 241 | 527 | 1750 | 2349 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:17AM1.74m | 3:41PM1.84m | 3:56AM1.76m | 4:19PM1.84m | 4:36AM1.77m | 4:59PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.24m | 9:51PM0.29m | 10:05AM0.22m | 10:32PM0.27m | 10:49AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 566 | 407 | 393 | 232 | 216 | 237 | 233 | 229 | 221 | 210 | 127 | 104 | 73 | 92 | 100 | 127 | 180 | 183 | 302 | 241 | 527 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 210 | 100 | 298 | 150 | 84 | 55 | 41 | 34 | 26 | 55 | 71 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 85 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 11 | SE 13 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 36 | 61 | 36 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | NE 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | W 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 331 | 519 | 581 | 459 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1750 | 2349 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 92 | 63 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 189 | 31 | 575 |
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