Stony Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New-Zealand – Banks Peninsula)
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Stony Bay Spot ID: Type: beach Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell ESE | Wind SW Sea Temperature Today is: 11.5 °C |
Saturday, 25 May 2013, 06:09 Local time
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Stony Bay in Banks Peninsular is a quite exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Watch out for rips and rocks.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Akaroa, New Zealand, 18 miles from Stony Bay.
Stony Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Le Bons Bay, 8 km from Stony Bay.
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Overall Stony Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
The rose diagram illustrates the combination of swells directed at Stony Bay over a nor... (show all text) 
This picture describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directi... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Stony Bay surf consistency graph. Also see Stony Bay surf quality by season and Stony Bay surf quality by month. |
Stony Bay Location Maps
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Use this relief map to navigate to Banks Peninsula surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Stony Bay
Visitor Reviews of Stony Bay |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Stony Bay:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Raupo Bay | 2 mi |
| Second closest break | Hickory Bay | 8 mi |
| Third closest break | Gough Bay | 9 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Taylors Mistake | 16 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Scarborough | 16 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Stony Bay: |
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| Closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 4576 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 4633 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4879 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4941 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 5085 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Stony Bay: |
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| Closest tide station | Akaroa | 11 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Lyttelton | 18 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Kaikoura | 93 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Timaru Harbour | 103 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Hokitika River Bar | 125 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Stony Bay: |
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| Closest ski area | Porters (New Zealand) | 76 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Mount Hutt (New Zealand) | 77 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Mount Cheeseman (New Zealand) | 78 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Craigieburn (New Zealand) | 78 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Broken River (New Zealand) | 79 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Stony Bay: |
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| Closest city location | Christchurch (New Zealand) | 22 mi |
| Second closest city location | Nelson (New Zealand) | 166 mi |
| Third closest city location | Wellington (New Zealand) | 187 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Lower Hutt (New Zealand) | 195 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Dunedin (New Zealand) | 197 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Stony Bay is Christchurch International Airport (CHC) in New Zealand, which is 48 km (30 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Stony Bay is Timaru Airport (TIU), also in New Zealand, 163 km (101 miles) away.
- The third closest airport is Hokitika Airport (HKK), also in New Zealand, 200 km (124 miles) away.
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