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Guillotines, Bawley Point

5:37 am 6 Feb 2012

Raupo Bay

10:55 am 3 Apr 2011

Stony Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Stony Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New-Zealand – Banks Peninsular)

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Name: Stony Bay
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: ESE Offshore Wind: SW

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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Overall Stony Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Stony Bay:

  (click location name for more details)
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:

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:

Closest tide station Akaroa, New Zealand 11 mi
Second closest tide station Akaroa, New Zealand(2) 11 mi
Third closest tide station Lyttelton, New Zealand 18 mi
Fourth closest tide station Lyttelton, New Zealand (2) 18 mi
Fifth closest tide station Kaikoura, New Zealand 93 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Stony Bay:

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

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Stony Bay:

Closest city location Christchurch (New Zealand) 22 mi
Second closest city location Lincoln (New Zealand) 29 mi
Third closest city location Kaiapoi (New Zealand) 30 mi
Fourth closest city location Woodend (New Zealand) 32 mi
Fifth closest city location Rolleston (New Zealand) 35 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.
Stony Bay break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Stony Bay, New-Zealand - Banks Peninsular. Use the tab navigation above to view Stony Bay sea temperature, Stony Bay photographs, Stony Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Stony Bay webcams, current wind from New-Zealand - Banks Peninsular live weather stations and Stony Bay tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Stony Bay.