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: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
12.4°C
2.4° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 11AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.2
S
11
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1367
1387
1387
1387
1251
1233
692
1150
1265
1131
1131
1102
338
791
492
418
345
274
274
396
446
669
590
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13AM1.63m
11:36PM1.52m
12:02PM1.64m
00:23AM1.55m
12:46PM1.67m
Low Tide
4:48AM0.50m
5:23PM0.50m
5:35AM0.47m
6:08PM0.47m
6:20AM0.42m
6:50PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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6:28
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7:57
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7:58
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7:59
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Temp °C
10
10
14
17
17
15
11
10
9
8
11
11
13
11
10
10
11
11
17
19
20
16
14
Feels °C
7
8
12
15
14
12
9
8
7
6
10
9
11
8
7
8
9
9
15
17
17
12
10
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