Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
15.7° 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 2AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
0
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
E
2
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
Period(s) (?)101099887888999999910101212131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1231201138511310926334543560263756751052153987845142355111361785184317921556
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
0
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
1.61
10:50AM
1.51
11:16PM
1.65
11:35AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.52
4:49PM
0.47
5:23AM
0.47
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:56-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00------5:59-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C121213141415161515151514161717161615141314171817
Feels °C (?)9911111112131213131412151515161715121112151817
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