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 29 Dec 2025 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
16.7° C
(Which is 3.2°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 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Dec)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (29 Dec)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (29 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SE
0.6
SSE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SSE
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)1099988888888410566101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1832454457545375524770114496111919024050810391107895668556422
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
SE
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
1.69
11:29AM
1.73
12:03AM
1.78
12:28PM
1.77
1:03AM
1.88
1:27PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
0.32
5:47PM
0.26
6:17AM
0.28
6:42PM
0.20
7:16AM
0.23
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Sunrise---5:47-------5:47-------5:48----
Sunset-------9:13-------9:13-------9:13
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------13831111---
Temp. °C131212121514151412121212131212111111121213141616
Feels °C (?)131112111412131210101091099889101011121615
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