Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 2PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
3
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
S
1
S
1.6
SSW
1.7
S
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1312121212109988912121110999888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)811061381361391811714323864435882124258822111042612452169241167135866852
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NNW
15
W
20
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
S
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------
Sunset--5:54-------5:53-------5:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------41----------------
Temp. °C121414131312101011131412111110101214161617181816
Feels °C (?)10131299857899769871011121011121214
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