Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.6°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: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (18 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (18 Mar)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1
S
1.2
S
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111101010999109777710101098891213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2381911871369694606113747439215511167218132128847251745798
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
0
ENE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
1.88
4:00PM
1.83
4:25AM
1.91
4:43PM
1.89
5:08AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
0.20
9:52AM
0.22
10:09PM
0.14
10:36AM
0.17
10:56PM
0.12
11:21AM
0.14
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------7:26-------7:28-------7:30-
Sunset-7:47-------7:45-------7:44------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181514141415182217141413111114151614141313131414
Feels °C (?)1712121212121419131112119912121311131312121414
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