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 19 May 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
12.9° 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 10AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 May)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.7
S
3
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
36
33
23
20
11
10
18
16
10
8
7
7
7
7
6
13
8
10
9
20
10
71
67
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
0
SSE
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
20
N
5
W
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:09AM1.96m
5:44PM2.14m
6:08AM1.94m
6:43PM2.10m
7:09AM1.90m
7:45PM2.04m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.02m
00:09AM0.11m
12:28PM0.03m
1:09AM0.13m
1:29PM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:41
7:41
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
12
12
10
10
10
13
15
16
18
18
11
11
9
7
8
8
10
10
8
6
6
7
6
7
10
10
6
6
6
8
9
9
13
17
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
38
36
33
21
20
11
9
18
2
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
17
8
10
9
7
18
9
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
N
4
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
9
8
8
13
11
11
2
2
16
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
13
7
6
6
20
3
5
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
21
23
12
2
10
10
10
10
6
6
1
3
3
3
6
7
6
6
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
3
1.3
N
4
1.3
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
N
4
0.7
S
3
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
Energy kJ
2
1
7
10
67
83
40
30
10
71
67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
28
28
4
178
30
30
161
28
30
30
30
202
30
75
28
28
178
275
134
258
178
267
31
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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