Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.1°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: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (13 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
2.1
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.6
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)11121313121211111110101014913131313131212121010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87812271843203715811227797599496338277184137136126125123858175138139128121
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
5
W
5
NW
15
E
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--6:58-------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset----5:59-------5:57-------5:54---
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C141314171716161514121315171513121112121515131312
Feels °C (?)111113161413109891013141299781113129107
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