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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 12 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
16.5° C
(Which is 3.8°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 4AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
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 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 37 | 21 | 21 | 45 | 82 | 131 | 149 | 161 | 143 | 102 | 114 | 147 | 105 | 84 | 63 | 48 | 70 | 48 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 23 | 40 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:20PM 1.75 | 10:49AM 1.81 | 11:19PM 1.71 | 11:44AM 1.74 | 12:15AM 1.69 | 12:35PM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:31AM 0.25 | 5:04PM 0.27 | 5:25AM 0.32 | 5:54PM 0.31 | 6:17AM 0.38 | 6:42PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:05 |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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