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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay

Lat Long: 43.85° S 172.76° E

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf Photo: 'Left working at Te Oka Bay' by Matthew Hobbs

Issued: 11 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is

10.1° C

1.2°

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW		S	ENE
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW		S	S
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW		S	S
	14 s	cross- on		11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW		SSW	S
	15 s	cross- on		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW		S
	15 s	cross- on		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W		S
	15 s	cross		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W		S
	14 s	cross		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW		S
	14 s	cross		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW		S
	13 s	cross- on		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S		S	ESE
	13 s	glass		13 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW		S	ENE
	12 s	glass		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW		S	ENE
	12 s	glass		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW		S	ESE
	11 s	glass		11 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW		S	ESE
	11 s	glass		11 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW		S	ESE
	11 s	glass		11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	ESE		S	ESE
	10 s	glass		10 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	E		S	ESE
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay around the time the photo was taken

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Photo taken at: 1:48 pm 16 Aug 2020