Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 15 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
15.4° C
(Which is 3.1°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 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
2
3
2
1
0
1
!
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
S
1.2
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)121210109788910121110998988889169
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1381361231811713815323545241108265026699797364632071571691076550454738
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
WNW
25
SW
5
SW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----311-----------------
Temp. °C151313121110101314121111101012151816171818161618
Feels °C (?)13998687910779879121410111313141416
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