Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 09 Mar 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 2.9°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 5AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (09 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (09 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
S
1.5
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)13156777151514141413131312121212111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16511823735030219621927140531629868357255542734428021719919214911210472
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononononglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
1.69
8:50AM
1.60
9:21PM
1.64
9:45AM
1.54
10:19PM
1.60
10:45AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:46AM
0.44
3:06PM
0.45
3:39AM
0.51
3:58PM
0.50
4:33AM
0.55
4:50PM
0.53
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:18---
Sunset-------8:01-------8:00-------7:58
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11211-------------------
Temp. °C14141211111112121110109121213121011111113151514
Feels °C (?)121086778988879998788911131211
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