Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 16 Mar 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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.2°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 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)--
Afternoon (16 Mar)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)14131313121212111111111010109991010678710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9128126905635114253493022861911871369694616310647446014218369146
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
SSW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04AM
1.83
3:19PM
1.76
3:43AM
1.88
4:00PM
1.83
4:25AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
0.27
9:10AM
0.29
9:24PM
0.20
9:52AM
0.22
10:09PM
0.14
10:36AM
0.17
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-
Sunset-7:49-------7:47-------7:45------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191815141312141718151414141518211614131312111415
Feels °C (?)17151314121114171612121212121618121111111081112
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