Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.8°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 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.5
SW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2
S
2.2
S
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)988888106666677888888991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3623222639471231312542632913184279111415162813181292121713961944275633523860
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:32AM
1.94
5:01PM
2.07
5:25AM
1.92
5:58PM
2.06
6:23AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
0.10
10:47AM
0.07
11:24PM
0.12
11:44AM
0.08
12:24AM
0.15
12:44PM
0.11
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----7:05-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset------5:49-------5:46-------5:45-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---------114456422115577
Temp. °C14131111121311111211111110109898988999
Feels °C (?)12108899557555222121211211
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