Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 15 Feb 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
18.1° 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 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (16 Feb)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
S
2.3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
3
SSW
2.2
ESE
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)78999881413131212121181188888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4356861082133112841073103719232920234517651321139811581235124613051005703501397287288177
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
1.83
3:55PM
1.73
4:20AM
1.87
4:33PM
1.77
4:58AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.30
9:48AM
0.34
9:59PM
0.24
10:29AM
0.29
10:41PM
0.19
11:11AM
0.25
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:48-------6:50--
Sunset-8:37-------8:37-------8:35------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----3632371716864521------
Temp. °C141313131212121212131313131313131314141414141416
Feels °C (?)877766665666666779101212131415
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