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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf Forecast
/ Canterbury (28 surf breaks) /
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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.5°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 3PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 161 | 158 | 121 | 110 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 51 | 52 | 112 | 173 | 291 | 380 | 466 | 506 | 528 | 472 | 461 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:45PM 1.86 | 2:16AM 1.98 | 2:40PM 1.92 | 3:11AM 2.09 | 3:34PM 1.97 | 4:07AM 2.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:32AM 0.18 | 7:56PM 0.11 | 8:28AM 0.13 | 8:49PM 0.05 | 9:26AM 0.09 | 9:45PM -0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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