Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | E 8 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 6 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 71 | 212 | 207 | 280 | 273 | 1221 | 1951 | 333 | 421 | 377 | 318 | 385 | 425 | 771 | 758 | 849 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:04AM1.99m | 5:32PM2.02m | 5:56AM1.93m | 6:22PM1.92m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.06m | 11:21AM0.03m | 11:51PM0.10m | 12:14PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | S 17 | E 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 54 | 71 | 70 | 207 | 62 | 273 | 48 | 35 | 45 | 421 | 28 | 62 | 385 | 35 | 771 | 758 | 849 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 17 | E 7 | SSW 16 | E 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 8 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 14 | 212 | 36 | 280 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 17 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 14 | ENE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 20 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 62 | 60 | 20 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 69 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 17 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1221 | 1951 | 333 | 272 | 377 | 318 | 291 | 425 | 345 | 326 | 299 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 134 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 161 | 202 | 202 | 31 |
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