Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.9°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 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.8
SW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)9888888888998898106666566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15413810984495035353535362322286561861992601791119774177
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
W
25
W
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
1.94
4:08PM
2.04
4:32AM
1.94
5:01PM
2.07
5:25AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
0.10
9:53AM
0.08
10:26PM
0.10
10:47AM
0.07
11:24PM
0.12
11:44AM
0.08
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-
Sunset5:52-------5:50-------5:49-------
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181616171615161818161412111112121212111111121213
Feels °C (?)1211121312111213141312989108777769910
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