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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 22 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | |
50 | 222 | 149 | 452 | 475 | 467 | 373 | 367 | 298 | 274 | 238 | 202 | 499 | 731 | 1169 | 1275 | 1189 | 1001 | 815 | 1265 | 1496 | 1878 | 1585 | 1928 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.86m | 8:47PM1.98m | 9:15AM1.83m | 9:48PM1.92m | 10:17AM1.80m | 10:46PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.15m | 2:29PM0.10m | 3:08AM0.17m | 3:29PM0.15m | 4:04AM0.19m | 4:26PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:04 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
 kJ | 50 | 222 | 149 | 452 | 475 | 467 | 373 | 367 | 298 | 274 | 238 | 202 | 499 | 731 | 1169 | 1275 | 1189 | 1001 | 815 | 1265 | 1496 | 1878 | 1585 | 1928 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 90 | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 262 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 347 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 16 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | NE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | — | — | SE 13 | ENE 11 | E 14 | E 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 7 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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