Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 07 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.0°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 11PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)--
Afternoon (07 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (07 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)161515151515151514151367777715141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)239243231172172172231242280296280238528426355310245275329316298784663551
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
W
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SE
5
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
1.75
7:58AM
1.68
8:26PM
1.69
8:50AM
1.60
9:21PM
1.64
9:45AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
0.36
2:16PM
0.38
2:46AM
0.44
3:06PM
0.45
3:39AM
0.51
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise------7:13-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset-8:05-------8:04-------8:01------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------132-----------
Temp. °C2119161516161821211814131110111212121010991213
Feels °C (?)19171515161617212118128656789787699
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