Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
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
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
!
!
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.8
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)11101010991313131313121212101091096911109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4963922772231701341261251231218175138136123181175179210195268937381885897
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
20
NE
20
NW
15
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
5
S
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:03-----
Sunset----5:57-------5:54-------5:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C121213161714121110101114151312111111111415121111
Feels °C (?)9910121412887891213977987811889
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