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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
16.1° C
(Which is 3.7°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 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 35 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 22 | 44 | 74 | 91 | 84 | 121 | 119 | 92 | 73 | 88 | 85 | 127 | 77 | 73 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:56AM 2.14 | 7:20PM 1.93 | 7:54AM 2.06 | 8:19PM 1.87 | 8:52AM 1.98 | 9:20PM 1.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:20PM 0.11 | 1:39AM 0.05 | 2:18PM 0.14 | 2:37AM 0.11 | 3:15PM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:01 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
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