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Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf break

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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 30 Mar 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 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Mar 30) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay in the next 12 days are 2.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Apr 02) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Friday (Apr 04) at 4AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Sun 30th Mar)2ft (0.6m) 13s
Best Surf 1AM (Wed 2nd Apr)5.5ft (1.7m) 16s
Most Powerful 7AM (Wed 2nd Apr)6.5ft (2.0m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay over the next 12 days.

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Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.9
S
1.2
S
0.8
SSW
1.3
S
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.7
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.7
S
2.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)11121213131313101016161514131389999710109989131469915151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)158243397229582451339170128152919631618104158140434529526023715624533427124015011594141163191692337308288222331
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
W
20
S
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
30
N
15
WNW
10
N
10
SE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
W
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
2.07
5:10PM
2.10
5:36AM
2.05
6:04PM
2.11
6:30AM
2.01
7:01PM
2.09
7:28AM
1.94
8:02PM
2.03
8:30AM
1.86
9:07PM
1.97
9:36AM
1.80
10:14PM
1.92
10:43AM
1.76
11:20PM
1.89
11:48AM
1.75
12:21AM
1.87
12:46PM
1.75
1:14AM
1.85
1:37PM
1.75
2:02AM
1.84
2:22PM
1.76
2:44AM
1.82
3:04PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:32PM
-0.04
10:59AM
-0.01
11:28PM
-0.03
11:53AM
-0.02
12:25AM
0.01
12:49PM
0.01
1:25AM
0.08
1:48PM
0.07
2:28AM
0.16
2:50PM
0.13
3:31AM
0.22
3:53PM
0.19
4:35AM
0.27
4:56PM
0.23
5:35AM
0.29
5:55PM
0.26
6:32AM
0.30
6:50PM
0.27
7:23AM
0.30
7:40PM
0.27
8:10AM
0.30
8:25PM
0.28
8:51AM
0.29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
Sunrise-7:41--7:43--7:43--7:45--7:47--7:48--7:48--7:50--7:50--7:52--7:54--7:54-
Sunset--7:23--7:22--7:20--7:19--7:16--7:15--7:13--7:10--7:09--7:07--7:06--7:05
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131613121414131616131616161820171818171616151819171817151618141314141414
Feels °C (?)101310101212121615111413141517131717181516141613151515141416131111121213

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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