Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.9°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 4AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.3
SSW
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)111010999988888987109889981511
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)231420011021599402135132138866650353635356336233843686242133
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
1.92
3:17PM
1.98
3:41AM
1.94
4:08PM
2.04
4:32AM
1.94
5:01PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.12
9:03AM
0.11
9:32PM
0.10
9:53AM
0.08
10:26PM
0.10
10:47AM
0.07
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset------5:52-------5:50-------5:49-
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
1----------------------5
Temp. °C12111091115181616171514151718161413111113131211
Feels °C (?)79867121211111313111215151411109910997
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