Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.85° S 172.76° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay sea temperature is
10.4° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay at 12PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
11
2.5
S
7
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1677
1247
808
589
413
295
321
386
363
356
521
545
535
584
600
635
696
792
1018
1061
954
914
1107
1007
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:37AM1.60m
9:02PM1.66m
9:31AM1.64m
9:56PM1.67m
10:30AM1.71m
10:55PM1.70m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.40m
2:58PM0.39m
3:27AM0.37m
3:51PM0.37m
4:17AM0.33m
4:47PM0.34m
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
5:07
 mm
8
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
Feels °C
6
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.9
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
179
172
141
243
254
231
321
386
363
356
521
545
535
584
556
635
696
792
1018
1061
954
914
1107
1007
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
S
16
1
SSW
15
0.2
S
22
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
S
19
1.5
S
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
Energy kJ
49
250
159
218
213
295
168
93
63
220
157
157
167
139
201
242
411
36
261
192
118
705
367
355
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
S
21
0.4
S
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
17
Energy kJ
8
413
258
239
242
227
29
28
56
100
155
53
36
118
207
169
220
290
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
1.6
SSE
5
2.4
S
7
2.5
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.5
S
7
2
S
7
1.7
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
13
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
1677
1247
808
589
373
54
62
37
118
495
600
456
541
730
447
310
929
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
2
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
0
0
30
30
31
31
31
31
202
31
202
134
31
31
31
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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