Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 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
15.9° 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 7PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
1
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
ESE
1.3
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)10109999101012121212121211171616161616151312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5734793883271351381571513084114113034642372293995556435354324163169292246
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
S
15
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:56PM
1.81
1:27AM
1.94
1:50PM
1.85
2:18AM
1.95
2:39PM
1.88
3:04AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03PM
0.17
7:38AM
0.21
7:56PM
0.15
8:28AM
0.18
8:46PM
0.14
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:41-------7:41-------
Sunset---7:28-------7:25-------7:23----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C191919171413131315161716171717161513131313121112
Feels °C (?)19191816131212111315151516161615131012111010107
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