Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.4°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 9AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)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
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)101010101010888810101010101097777889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)640678586520459402336381294240234192192157151117113878786869078212
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
1.84
8:02PM
1.99
8:30AM
1.81
9:08PM
1.95
9:36AM
1.80
10:12PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
0.19
1:46PM
0.14
2:28AM
0.21
2:48PM
0.16
3:29AM
0.22
3:50PM
0.17
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--7:09-------7:11-------7:11-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:42-------5:40---
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--111-------------------
Temp. °C9999109998781112109988101315141413
Feels °C (?)233345455569119787791113121110
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