Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.4°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 5AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
2
2
4
1
2
0
0
0
2
4
3
4
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
3
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.9
ENE
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)88999999910101112131312121111111010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4995878291301659579104246140543256270710821962190915471225785676507402282228173
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
0
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
WNW
10
E
15
NE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
1.65
11:35AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:23AM
0.47
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------7:00---
Sunset-------6:00------5:59-------5:57-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515151617161616161413141716161615141313161615
Feels °C (?)1312131416161516181612101217141413109910131313
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