Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.1°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: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.6
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.4
SW
2
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111110101014913131313131212121010101098913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87559649633828218413713412612512312181751381361281542191792052606582628
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
10
NE
20
NE
15
NW
10
SSW
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
W
15
SW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset------5:57-------5:54-------5:53-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C151412111316171512121010121415131211111111141513
Feels °C (?)1212881012141281078101213989107781010
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