Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.8°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 3AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.4
E
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)1313131377788888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229225222222209222228256294283300347327319327302285292289274244244216191
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:52AM
1.75
3:07PM
1.65
3:33AM
1.79
3:47PM
1.68
4:13AM
1.83
4:27PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
0.41
8:56AM
0.46
9:06PM
0.38
9:39AM
0.43
9:49PM
0.34
10:22AM
0.39
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:07----
Sunset-------9:09-------9:08-------9:08
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
241-111--1--------------
Temp. °C141313131313131312121212131414141211111114141413
Feels °C (?)1211111111111111999891010111099912111211
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