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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.3° 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 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | SSW 8 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 7 | S 19 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
111 | 70 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 39 | 66 | 33 | 60 | 181 | 418 | 468 | 621 | 840 | 694 | 2329 | 2070 | 1599 | 1251 | 919 | 672 | 441 | 332 | 291 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.84m | 2:05PM1.83m | 2:24AM1.81m | 2:47PM1.83m | 3:05AM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM0.23m | 7:49AM0.22m | 8:11PM0.26m | 8:31AM0.24m | 8:56PM0.29m | 9:13AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 111 | 70 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 60 | 181 | 5 | 11 | 178 | 840 | 694 | 2329 | 2070 | 1599 | 1251 | 919 | 672 | 441 | 332 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | S 20 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | S 18 | NE 6 | E 16 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 55 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 304 | 545 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 157 | 195 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | NE 6 | S 19 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSE 7 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 9 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 66 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 418 | 468 | 621 | 569 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 134 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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