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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 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
17.0° C
 (Which is 2.5°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 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.8
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)1312141413131312778888891011121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2022431363021703402592322984855404944615735877181024167321432177181715041323713
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
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		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
1.85
6:25PM
1.71
6:51AM
1.82
7:07PM
1.70
7:33AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.25
12:28PM
0.32
12:40AM
0.25
1:12PM
0.32
1:25AM
0.27
1:57PM
0.31
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset-------9:07-------9:06-------9:05
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------21381310841-----61
Temp. °C121213131515151516161616161616151515151516161313
Feels °C (?)9101110111112121314131414141514141515151614911
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