Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Feb 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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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 4AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (26 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.8
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.8
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010715814146666666666109914141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)735353717069391672001448062282518182018464341403961
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononononononononononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
1.85
12:06PM
1.75
12:43AM
1.91
1:07PM
1.80
1:42AM
1.97
2:04PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
0.31
6:17PM
0.22
6:56AM
0.27
7:16PM
0.16
7:53AM
0.22
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------8:21-------8:19-------8:16
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------33211-------------
Temp. °C151718161616131111101011121214131111101013141514
Feels °C (?)141615141514107778910101111998811121312
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