Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 03 Apr 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.4°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 8AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (03 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.9
SE
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)15141413121212111111111110105555161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)715622106587866850340426520215811482745155828343135320360346281297
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
1.84
5:35PM
1.85
5:55AM
1.77
6:19PM
1.81
6:39AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.22
11:25AM
0.24
11:50PM
0.28
12:08PM
0.29
12:37AM
0.35
12:53PM
0.36
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise----7:47-------7:48-------7:48---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:15-------7:13
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161614131518212016141616141313121111111213141413
Feels °C (?)13141312151819181311131411101098991012141314
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