Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | WSW 5 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 380 | 355 | 293 | 288 | 237 | 173 | 167 | 128 | 128 | 97 | 86 | 59 | 84 | 115 | 1813 | 3263 | 4965 | 6519 | 6015 | 4679 | 3677 | 2282 | 1802 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.71m | 4:16PM1.83m | 4:29AM1.70m | 4:54PM1.82m | 5:08AM1.69m | 5:33PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.29m | 10:28PM0.35m | 10:39AM0.28m | 11:10PM0.34m | 11:21AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 380 | 355 | 293 | 288 | 237 | 173 | 167 | 128 | 128 | 97 | 86 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 56 | 104 | 125 | 136 | 18 | 8 | 3677 | 2282 | 1802 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 156 | 143 | 141 | 101 | 58 | 121 | 69 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 79 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 476 | 635 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | E 18 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 16 | 20 | 46 | 82 | 57 | 24 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 36 | 78 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | — | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 91 | 67 | 72 | 81 | 52 | 48 | 31 | 14 | 115 | 1813 | 3263 | 4965 | 6519 | 6015 | 4679 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 33 | 135 | 135 | 134 | 31 | 208 | 207 | 134 | 134 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 0 |
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