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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 23 Jan 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
17.3° C
 (Which is 2.7°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: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jan)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (23 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
0
0
!
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
ESE
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212111111118888888911111212121212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15461522133411701048878763116414451151897815110313333343241350174206347131062315218621241787
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
1.80
7:53PM
1.69
8:19AM
1.76
8:44PM
1.70
9:10AM
1.73
9:40PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57PM
0.31
2:14AM
0.29
2:45PM
0.31
3:07AM
0.31
3:36PM
0.31
4:04AM
0.33
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:18
Sunset---9:05-------9:04-------9:02----
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-33111-123442431-111211-
Temp. °C171714131313121212121214131212131313141414141515
Feels °C (?)1716119986546688691298111011111313
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