Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.85° S 172.76° E

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
10.6° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 4AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1.8
SW
6
2
SW
6
1.9
SW
9
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.3
ENE
9
0.9
SSW
13
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
2.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
239
307
586
1310
1575
1657
1947
2165
2350
1728
1151
875
613
400
310
289
259
276
363
488
512
415
724
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:29PM1.69m
7:49AM1.58m
8:13PM1.67m
8:37AM1.60m
9:02PM1.66m
9:31AM1.64m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.41m
2:09PM0.39m
2:40AM0.40m
2:58PM0.39m
3:27AM0.37m
3:51PM0.37m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
3
7
10
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
0
0
0
6
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
1.8
SSW
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
S
16
1.2
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
193
159
68
520
92
71
65
64
64
92
179
230
270
276
326
289
289
259
276
363
488
512
415
415
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
20
0.5
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
SSW
18
0.4
NE
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
E
10
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
18
32
52
120
326
18
64
81
67
288
67
172
159
218
213
201
239
242
227
205
157
121
87
139
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSW
13
0.5
S
19
0.7
W
5
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
Energy kJ
9
18
186
25
58
73
33
25
22
9
29
28
55
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
2
SW
6
1.9
SW
9
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
2.1
SSE
6
2.5
S
7
Energy kJ
196
239
307
586
1310
1575
1657
1947
2165
2350
1728
1151
875
613
400
310
186
150
103
104
109
137
370
724
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
Distance (km)
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
33
202
222
31
31
31
31
31
31
30
31
30
31
31
222
202
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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