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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is 3.8°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 1PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 76 | 73 | 88 | 85 | 229 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 42 | 41 | 57 | 50 | 44 | 54 | 399 | 516 | 482 | 375 | 300 | 220 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:52AM 1.98 | 9:20PM 1.81 | 9:51AM 1.89 | 10:20PM 1.75 | 10:49AM 1.81 | 11:19PM 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:37AM 0.11 | 3:15PM 0.19 | 3:35AM 0.18 | 4:10PM 0.23 | 4:31AM 0.25 | 5:04PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:04 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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