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 28 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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.5
SSW
1.5
S
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)999988888887777121266812121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52640734929924119616113010076555440262553799286280617680683579
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
0
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
25
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
1.81
12:14PM
1.74
12:52AM
1.89
1:16PM
1.80
1:52AM
1.98
2:14PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
0.31
6:27PM
0.22
7:06AM
0.27
7:26PM
0.16
8:05AM
0.22
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise---6:20-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset-------9:00-------8:59-------8:58
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121211121517191816161615182022191414131313141514
Feels °C (?)11129101316181615151513151821151112111112121312
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