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 14 May 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
13.2° 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 3AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (15 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.5
S
16
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1121
1423
1526
1484
1207
1121
956
869
722
686
563
467
396
319
308
254
249
198
194
186
145
132
127
97
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:35AM1.86m
2:03PM1.96m
2:26AM1.91m
2:56PM2.06m
3:19AM1.95m
3:50PM2.12m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.19m
7:44AM0.13m
8:15PM0.14m
8:36AM0.07m
9:11PM0.10m
9:31AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
8
10
10
8
8
8
8
7
7
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
6
8
8
6
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
Energy kJ
1121
1423
1526
1484
1207
1121
956
869
722
686
563
467
396
319
308
254
249
198
194
186
145
132
99
97
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
18
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
102
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
22
23
26
26
25
101
94
86
139
132
127
76
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
16
6
6
13
2
11
11
9
9
30
30
27
55
25
24
23
23
23
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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