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: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
9.7° C
0.8° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
SE
11
1.3
S
10
0.8
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
757
671
591
354
364
307
368
590
672
1021
797
649
526
474
396
389
367
290
279
235
231
258
114
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:09AM1.71m
9:35PM1.67m
10:13AM1.77m
10:39PM1.70m
11:17AM1.85m
Low Tide
3:01AM0.35m
3:33PM0.38m
3:56AM0.32m
4:32PM0.35m
4:54AM0.26m
5:32PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
3
3
3
6
7
4
4
3
3
4
5
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
10
11
8
9
Feels °C
0
0
0
4
5
1
0
0
0
1
2
5
4
3
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
4
5
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