Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.1°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: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
!
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.6
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
2
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2
S
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)1010149131313131312121210109997101110999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27722313713412612512312181106138136123177171288299410165825631539901632276
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NNW
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise7:00-------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:54-------5:53-----
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------21--------
Temp. °C13161714121211101214151313111010111415121111109
Feels °C (?)1013141089881113139988779978976
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