Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 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
13.7° 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 4PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (12 May)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
1
!
!
0
0
!
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3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
12
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.1
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.4
SSW
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1012
2508
2374
2606
4826
4896
4576
4676
3871
4036
2610
1974
1530
1174
1560
936
924
980
487
498
927
1032
1126
1115
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:35AM1.63m
11:59PM1.74m
12:23PM1.73m
00:46AM1.80m
1:12PM1.85m
1:35AM1.86m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.32m
6:09AM0.29m
6:30PM0.25m
6:55AM0.21m
7:22PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
8
12
13
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
5
9
9
6
7
6
4
6
6
7
8
9
10
8
8
8
8
9
9
7
7
7
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
12
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
S
22
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
10
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
Energy kJ
1012
2508
2374
2606
86
72
63
40
227
3217
2610
1974
1530
1174
843
696
656
554
487
498
927
1032
1126
1115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
15
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.1
S
26
0.2
S
26
0.3
S
24
0.1
SE
16
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
S
20
0.6
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
674
47
46
40
13
51
99
10
37
35
122
260
164
214
264
236
172
118
116
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
11
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
68
35
61
33
12
12
10
10
10
127
35
34
32
18
18
18
17
17
17
6
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
3.5
S
14
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
11
2.1
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
25
4826
4896
4576
4676
3871
4036
1560
936
924
980
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
30
31
31
30
31
31
31
30
30
0
0
31
31
30
30
31
31
31
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
8
9
9
9
9
4
6
9
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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