Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 28 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
12.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 2PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (28 May)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (28 May)10ft (3.0m)16s

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 Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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)
!
!
!
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5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
16
3.5
S
16
3.5
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4589
6779
7393
6307
5026
4204
3592
3062
2650
2048
1693
1442
1190
933
918
819
702
596
485
396
326
269
202
158
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
0
N
0
S
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:42PM1.78m
1:59AM1.72m
2:25PM1.79m
2:41AM1.70m
3:07PM1.80m
3:23AM1.69m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.29m
7:47PM0.36m
8:03AM0.32m
8:32PM0.39m
8:45AM0.34m
9:16PM0.40m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
5:00
Temp °C
8
11
13
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
12
9
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
11
10
10
11
12
6
10
11
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
9
6
7
7
7
7
8
11
12
9
7
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
16
3.5
S
16
3.5
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
Energy kJ
4589
6779
7393
6307
5026
4204
3592
3062
2650
2048
1693
1442
1190
933
918
819
702
596
485
396
326
269
202
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
28
28
27
26
10
9
9
9
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
14
14
25
28
31
34
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
3
5
12
14
34
42
55
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
1
3
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
31
30
33
31
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
8
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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