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 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
2.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
138
138
70
86
56
115
147
125
73
155
239
289
434
421
309
208
200
154
150
304
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:27PM1.71m
1:46AM1.67m
2:07PM1.76m
2:27AM1.75m
2:48PM1.80m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.37m
7:31PM0.36m
7:47AM0.31m
8:12PM0.29m
8:31AM0.25m
8:54PM0.23m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:24
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6:22
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8:00
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8:01
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Temp °C
16
20
21
20
14
12
11
10
13
16
16
14
14
14
13
14
18
20
22
21
17
Feels °C
13
18
19
18
12
12
10
8
11
14
14
12
11
12
11
12
15
18
21
21
14
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