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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | |
274 | 223 | 164 | 161 | 60 | 59 | 74 | 43 | 27 | 69 | 39 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 313 | 33 | 37 | 434 | 402 | 490 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:23AM1.69m | 3:48PM1.81m | 4:05AM1.68m | 4:31PM1.81m | 4:48AM1.66m | 5:14PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.40m | 9:28AM0.35m | 10:01PM0.41m | 10:11AM0.37m | 10:46PM0.43m | 10:56AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 274 | 223 | 164 | 161 | 59 | 59 | 74 | 43 | 27 | 69 | 39 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 313 | 338 | 14 | 434 | 402 | 490 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 62 | 59 | 13 | 60 | 42 | 31 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | — | S 9 | NW 5 | — | — | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | — | — | N 5 | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 66 | — | 60 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 17 | 21 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | NNW 3 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 195 | — | 3 | 65 | 102 | 76 | 60 | 63 | 58 | 229 | 214 | 224 | 189 | 232 | 193 | 249 | 226 | 753 | 702 | 406 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 63 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 52 | 0 | 63 | 38 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
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