Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.85° S 172.76° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is

10.2° C

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	ENE 6	ESE 9	ENE 6	E 9	S 18	S 18	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	94	92	222	222	218	160	115	79	46	16	14	7	16	7	25	24	21	51	89	89	86	85	91	96
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	NW	NNE	ESE	NNE	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on
High Tide			1:50AM1.91m				2:24PM2.12m				2:45AM1.97m					3:19PM2.18m				3:40AM2.02m				4:13PM2.19m
Low Tide	7:42PM0.17m				8:00AM0.04m				8:39PM0.11m				8:57AM-0.03m					9:36PM0.07m				9:54AM-0.06m


	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	7	6	8	12	13	12	12	11	11	10	11	15	16	15	14	13	11	9	9	11	11	9
Feels °C	4	4	4	2	4	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	10	10	10	10	12	9	8	6	8	8	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 9	ENE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17
kJ	94	87	222	222	218	160	115	79	46	27	13	12	16	18	12	9	10	10	89	89	86	85	91	96
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	ENE 6	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	S 16	SSW 16	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	39	39	40	27	22	26	27	25	15	16	7	7	7	7	8	8	21	51	11	11	14	29	28	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	S 13	—	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	S 23	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	SSW 8	S 8	S 18	S 18	E 10	E 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 12	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 8
kJ	67	92	—	41	27	26	—	—	10	15	14	7	7	5	25	24	8	9	9	32	29	8	4	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	N 3	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NE 5	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NW 3	WNW 2	NE 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	21	24	54	2	9	58	86	62	4	4	5	9	19	23	40	12	2	1	67	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	118	28	28	33	28	267	208	208	4	4	0	0	0	28	30
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2				1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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