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: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.7° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 3AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
145
170
64
45
44
39
21
20
12
12
11
8
15
18
42
44
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
SW
0
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:39PM1.64m
11:13AM1.68m
11:33PM1.61m
12:05PM1.69m
Low Tide
4:46AM0.38m
5:16PM0.46m
5:35AM0.42m
6:07PM0.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
12
14
13
11
12
11
10
10
12
12
9
9
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
6
9
11
8
7
8
9
7
7
9
9
8
7
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