Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 03 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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 9AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (03 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (03 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSE
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)121212111111111010101112121111111010101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)233821431814141911481029846533377379459689770745643584573435418522478457382375
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
2.04
4:31PM
1.94
4:57AM
2.01
5:17PM
1.92
5:41AM
1.94
6:02PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:25AM
0.12
10:43PM
0.07
11:11AM
0.13
11:30PM
0.11
11:57AM
0.17
12:18AM
0.18
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise--7:07-------7:09-------7:11-----
Sunset-----8:12-------8:10-------8:08--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10101112121199881113141311111112151920181515
Feels °C (?)4467887766911111089911151919171414
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