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Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 02 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (02 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (02 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NE
1.9
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
0.8
NNE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)77778799676666610131312121010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52239227718921467155190206198178171190221170125499681365341180154145210
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
2.10
5:09PM
1.95
5:39AM
2.08
5:59PM
1.93
6:28AM
2.02
6:50PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
0.10
11:23PM
0.00
11:57AM
0.10
12:15AM
0.04
12:48PM
0.12
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise-6:26-------6:28-------6:30------
Sunset-----8:53-------8:52-------8:51--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------113956211-------
Temp. °C151619212120151312111112121211111112131414141212
Feels °C (?)1215172020171197779977679101212121010
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