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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | |
373 | 742 | 1315 | 1402 | 1172 | 1001 | 669 | 1265 | 1440 | 1434 | 1565 | 1466 | 1484 | 1423 | 1155 | 976 | 961 | 813 | 670 | 566 | 547 | 537 | 510 | 501 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.92m | 10:17AM1.80m | 10:46PM1.86m | 11:15AM1.78m | 11:40PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.15m | 4:04AM0.19m | 4:26PM0.20m | 4:58AM0.21m | 5:20PM0.25m | 5:49AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 373 | 742 | 1315 | 1402 | 1172 | 1001 | 669 | 1265 | 1440 | 1434 | 1565 | 1466 | 1484 | 1423 | 1155 | 976 | 961 | 813 | 670 | 566 | 547 | 537 | 510 | 501 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 326 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 13 | ENE 5 | — | — | SE 13 | ENE 11 | E 14 | — | ENE 12 | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 11 | 4 | — | 15 | — | 8 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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