Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.7°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 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
1
2
!
!
!
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.4
E
2.2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)131312678899101111111111111110101099810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)989050333670117314831664167619022400277929852379188713791046698512414332274173128
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
10
NW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
offoffoffcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
1.75
11:29PM
1.90
11:56AM
1.77
12:31AM
1.92
12:56PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
0.28
5:05PM
0.22
5:45AM
0.27
6:05PM
0.20
6:43AM
0.24
7:03PM
0.17
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise--7:37-------7:37-------7:39-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:29-------7:28--
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--112532---1------------
Temp. °C151516161515151516161616171719202118181818161514
Feels °C (?)13121211977810111112131314161717171817151514
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