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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.3°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 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | |
884 | 814 | 686 | 526 | 426 | 333 | 220 | 202 | 153 | 116 | 111 | 70 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 66 | 36 | 60 | 87 | 389 | 245 | 666 | 1451 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:31PM1.82m | 00:55AM1.87m | 1:20PM1.83m | 1:41AM1.84m | 2:05PM1.83m | 2:24AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.21m | 6:36PM0.21m | 7:04AM0.21m | 7:25PM0.23m | 7:49AM0.22m | 8:11PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 |
 kJ | 884 | 814 | 686 | 526 | 426 | 333 | 220 | 202 | 153 | 116 | 111 | 70 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 55 | 5 | 147 | 273 | 1451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | S 24 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | NE 7 | S 17 | SE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 26 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 60 | 87 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | NE 4 | — | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | S 18 | E 17 | SE 11 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 66 | 36 | 18 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 389 | 245 | 666 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 134 | 31 | 31 |
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