Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 17 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.9
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)8888888888888888888810999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29245026830046441941440237236530730726818713899961101047571666564
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononononononononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33AM
1.79
3:47PM
1.68
4:13AM
1.83
4:27PM
1.70
4:52AM
1.85
5:06PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
0.38
9:39AM
0.43
9:49PM
0.34
10:22AM
0.39
10:31PM
0.30
11:04AM
0.36
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---6:05-------6:07-------6:09----
Sunset-------9:08-------9:08-------9:07
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--11-1------------------
Temp. °C121212121313141412111112141414141312111114151615
Feels °C (?)888788101198910111112131110101013131413
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