Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.9°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 11AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
!
!
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1
ESE
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
3.5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.2
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)111116161616161511121413131312131312111413121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37727355564364352241139510083249862275273888267618401728158410618075611349119010391041
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
0
E
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
0
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
1.95
2:39PM
1.88
3:04AM
1.95
3:25PM
1.89
3:48AM
1.93
4:09PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
0.18
8:46PM
0.14
9:15AM
0.17
9:34PM
0.14
9:59AM
0.17
10:20PM
0.17
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--7:41-------7:43-------7:43-----
Sunset-----7:23-------7:22-------7:20--
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C17151414141514131310101111119998111314131313
Feels °C (?)15131212131412111033678766591212111011
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