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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 14 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.1° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 7AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (14 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131212101011131516171716161616151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64766659656249542436329120718320628563289814521728192717931550147712811046822711
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
1.66
1:19PM
1.57
1:44AM
1.71
2:00PM
1.63
2:25AM
1.77
2:40PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
0.50
7:15PM
0.42
7:47AM
0.43
7:58PM
0.35
8:29AM
0.36
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----7:22-------7:22-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:52-------7:51-------7:49
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131313121415161412131312141718151313141313161817
Feels °C (?)1011111113141411912131113161611910131211141714
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