
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 71 | 91 | 113 | 177 | 276 | 642 | 1316 | 1395 | 1418 | 1696 | 1622 | 878 | 898 | 1113 | 1225 | 1057 | 1092 | 1100 | 974 | 1165 | 798 | 687 | 661 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:37AM1.75m | 8:00PM1.61m | 8:29AM1.70m | 8:54PM1.56m | 9:24AM1.65m | 9:50PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.38m | 2:00PM0.44m | 2:15AM0.44m | 2:52PM0.49m | 3:07AM0.48m | 3:44PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
65 | 71 | 91 | 113 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 531 | 327 | 85 | 203 | 366 | 1092 | 1039 | 974 | 883 | 798 | 687 | 661 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | — | SW 14 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
47 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 29 | 3 | 20 | 116 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | NNE 7 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
35 | 17 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 18 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | — | 177 | 276 | 642 | 1316 | 1395 | 1418 | 1696 | 1622 | 878 | 898 | 1113 | 1225 | 1057 | — | 1100 | 937 | 1165 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 334 | 202 | 31 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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