Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 133 | 117 | 72 | 40 | 22 | 261 | 913 | 845 | 885 | 809 | 792 | 641 | 451 | 344 | 289 | 254 | 265 | 225 | 283 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:16PM1.87m | 4:43AM1.98m | 5:05PM1.88m | 5:33AM2.02m | 5:57PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.17m | 10:27PM0.14m | 10:59AM0.16m | 11:18PM0.13m | 11:55AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 145 | 133 | 117 | 72 | 40 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 809 | 792 | 641 | 451 | 344 | 289 | 254 | 265 | 225 | 283 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | E 15 | NE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 12 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | SE 15 | ENE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 32 | 134 | 278 | 88 | 261 | 913 | 845 | 885 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 161 | 189 | 189 | 137 | 189 | 268 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
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