Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 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
15.7° 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 3AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010999910101010109677788999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22622118021121014712318812312311585128210217273435581617499510108410201026
Wind
(km/h)
0
W
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
1.61
10:00AM
1.49
10:28PM
1.61
10:50AM
1.51
11:16PM
1.65
11:35AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
0.54
4:02PM
0.51
4:38AM
0.52
4:49PM
0.47
5:23AM
0.47
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:54-------6:56-------6:58---
Sunset-------6:04-------6:01-------6:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151413121415151212121314141516151515141516181717
Feels °C (?)141213111313129991011111214121314121314171716
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