Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 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
15.3° 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 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1091010101010101010109999121214141313131215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1931561691371371371251111098360565532325457817769676460113
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
0
N
0
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:38AM
1.84
8:10PM
1.93
8:37AM
1.79
9:14PM
1.90
9:43AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
0.19
2:00PM
0.18
2:38AM
0.24
3:00PM
0.21
3:41AM
0.27
4:02PM
0.22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:33-------7:33-------7:35---
Sunset-------7:37-------7:35-------7:32
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131312121416171513131313151717151413131314141413
Feels °C (?)121211111315141311111313131616151413121213131312
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