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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 31 May 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
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 19°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
46 | 69 | 66 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 38 | 300 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 336 | 480 | 351 | 320 | 358 | 308 | 265 | 265 | 214 | 206 | 154 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:05AM1.68m | 4:31PM1.81m | 4:48AM1.66m | 5:14PM1.79m | 5:31AM1.63m | 5:57PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.41m | 10:11AM0.37m | 10:46PM0.43m | 10:56AM0.38m | 11:32PM0.44m | 11:42AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 46 | 69 | 66 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 336 | 480 | 351 | 320 | 358 | 308 | 265 | 265 | 214 | 206 | 154 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 14 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 27 | 104 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 24 | 22 | 21 | 58 | 31 | 8 | 47 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 4 | W 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 60 | 196 | 181 | 173 | 246 | 255 | 231 | 388 | 300 | 349 | 406 | 388 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 75 | 4 | 30 | 82 | 82 | 28 | 63 | 4 | 82 | 63 | 82 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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