- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf Forecast
/ Canterbury (28 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.2°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 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
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. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 21 | |
314 | 320 | 355 | 408 | 636 | 1576 | 1934 | 1927 | 1525 | 1172 | 884 | 814 | 686 | 526 | 426 | 284 | 220 | 102 | 127 | 64 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.81m | 00:06AM1.89m | 12:31PM1.82m | 00:55AM1.87m | 1:20PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.21m | 5:44PM0.19m | 6:16AM0.21m | 6:36PM0.21m | 7:04AM0.21m | 7:25PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:32 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
16 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
 kJ | 314 | 320 | 355 | 408 | 636 | 1576 | 1934 | 1927 | 1525 | 1172 | 884 | 814 | 686 | 526 | 426 | 284 | 220 | 102 | 127 | 64 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SSE 9 | NNE 4 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 22 | S 22 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 84 | 1 | 38 | 33 | 10 | 37 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 4 | S 21 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | E 4 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest