Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 02 Apr 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
15.6° 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 6AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)13131212121211151514141312121211111111111010105
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12001178993816699675652605715622106587860849440426520215812111074513537
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
15
SW
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
1.89
4:52PM
1.87
5:13AM
1.84
5:35PM
1.85
5:55AM
1.77
6:19PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.17
10:42AM
0.20
11:05PM
0.22
11:25AM
0.24
11:50PM
0.28
12:08PM
0.29
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:45-------7:47-------7:48---
Sunset-------7:19-------7:16-------7:15
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111212121519201715141313151921191615161717151312
Feels °C (?)8910101317181413121213151819171312131516131010
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