Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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 4PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (13 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)13131212111111101010999131313131212121210109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)184320371581122587559949633827722317013413212512312181106138136139121143110
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NW
10
E
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
0
W
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NNW
15
WSW
0
SSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset--5:59-------5:57-------5:54-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C141616161514131213151615131211111314141213111110
Feels °C (?)13151414111099101213119987111311897108
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