Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.85° S 172.76° E

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
15.3°C
4.8° 

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
S
14
1.8
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
9
2
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
12
2
SSW
15
3
SSW
7
4
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
334
370
370
320
285
395
376
375
288
443
276
361
431
411
1224
1787
771
592
763
1624
1613
929
3151
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
5
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
SSE
20
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
N
10
SSE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
W
20
SW
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:33AM2.02m
5:57PM1.88m
6:28AM2.03m
6:52PM1.86m
7:26AM2.02m
7:51PM1.83m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.13m
11:55AM0.17m
00:13AM0.12m
12:53PM0.19m
1:11AM0.13m
1:53PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:13
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8:09
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 mm
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2
1
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6
2
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2
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
11
14
16
15
12
10
11
9
7
7
7
9
7
7
7
7
9
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
3
4
4
7
11
13
13
7
5
6
4
2
5
5
6
4
4
4
3
6
5
6
2
0
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