
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
160 | 167 | 161 | 203 | 148 | 295 | 434 | 2001 | 2444 | 2127 | 1668 | 1307 | 972 | 721 | 651 | 545 | 264 | 452 | 394 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:07PM1.73m | 9:45AM1.88m | 10:14PM1.73m | 10:52AM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.24m | 4:11PM0.29m | 4:31AM0.23m | 5:12PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
160 | 167 | 161 | 155 | 148 | 243 | 434 | 2001 | 2444 | 2127 | 1668 | 1307 | 972 | 721 | 651 | 545 | 264 | 452 | 394 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | WSW 4 | NE 7 | NE 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 11 | S 15 | E 17 |
24 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 117 | 17 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | E 18 | E 12 |
9 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 63 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
8 | 5 | 123 | 203 | 148 | 295 | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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