Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.85° S 172.76° E

Issued: 5 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.2
ENE
13
0.6
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
476
327
304
229
165
121
127
112
110
106
102
139
130
127
127
133
195
110
484
119
263
199
193
141
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
30
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:02AM1.66m
5:27PM1.79m
5:42AM1.63m
6:07PM1.75m
6:23AM1.61m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.40m
11:12AM0.34m
11:46PM0.40m
11:55AM0.35m
00:28AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
11
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
11
8
8
8
8
8
9
12
12
10
9
9
12
12
14
15
Feels °C
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
9
9
5
5
6
6
6
6
9
9
6
5
5
7
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
Energy kJ
476
327
304
229
165
92
106
112
110
106
102
139
130
127
127
133
195
110
237
102
263
199
193
141
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
70
68
92
92
88
121
127
95
87
35
36
47
40
41
20
20
19
93
97
119
16
15
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
NE
5
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
NW
3
0.4
SW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
2
61
49
45
24
27
15
13
12
11
4
1
74
1
46
17
17
17
6
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NE
3
1.2
ENE
13
0.3
N
3
0.7
N
3
1.6
NNE
5
1.6
NE
5
1.7
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
7
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
484
1
11
120
143
166
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
82
92
226
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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