Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
15.3° C
(Which is 3.5°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 10PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)--
Afternoon (26 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.3
SSW
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)91312121111116891010121211111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262215198145130936555921841961821117116013810710510313099180173136
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
WSW
25
SSE
20
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
0
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrossoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00PM
1.52
9:27AM
1.66
9:48PM
1.52
10:16AM
1.67
10:39PM
1.57
11:06AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
0.44
3:54PM
0.46
4:04AM
0.42
4:39PM
0.41
4:53AM
0.37
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-----5:43-------5:43-------5:43--
Sunset-8:46-------8:47-------8:49------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242218161616222426231716161719161514121111111518
Feels °C (?)19171614141318191919141312141611101187991317
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