
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
757 | 671 | 591 | 354 | 301 | 307 | 256 | 251 | 672 | 1021 | 797 | 649 | 526 | 474 | 396 | 389 | 367 | 290 | 279 | 235 | 231 | 258 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 9 |
41 | 58 | 77 | 261 | 364 | 213 | 296 | 590 | 207 | 188 | 103 | 47 | 146 | 90 | 65 | 61 | 65 | 23 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 53 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | S 20 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | ESE 12 | S 16 |
40 | 8 | 77 | 57 | 51 | 196 | 368 | 188 | 157 | — | 57 | 101 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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