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: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
14.4°C
4.1° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
200
154
157
317
264
272
329
341
183
179
174
168
168
161
203
145
133
117
78
62
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:48PM1.80m
3:10AM1.84m
3:31PM1.85m
3:55AM1.92m
4:16PM1.87m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.25m
8:54PM0.23m
9:18AM0.20m
9:39PM0.18m
10:07AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:20
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Temp °C
18
21
23
20
16
15
13
13
17
19
20
17
15
14
14
14
19
22
22
18
17
Feels °C
15
19
21
19
14
11
9
10
14
17
18
14
12
11
11
11
16
17
16
10
11
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