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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 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
17.4° 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 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
E
2.2
E
3
ENE
2.1
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)10141313131114141313131277888891010101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)421071301662021211363061733402592323064325576367877547491397815105817381827
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
1.71
6:10AM
1.85
6:25PM
1.71
6:51AM
1.82
7:07PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
0.34
11:56PM
0.25
12:28PM
0.32
12:40AM
0.25
1:12PM
0.32
1:25AM
0.27
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset---9:07-------9:07-------9:06----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1125109421---
Temp. °C141616141213131316151515161616161616161515151515
Feels °C (?)13141210911101012111212131313141313141515161414
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