
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay at 12PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1077 | 886 | 742 | 615 | 437 | 392 | 386 | 419 | 572 | 1431 | 2386 | 5364 | 8174 | 5538 | 3321 | 2246 | 1354 | 1010 | 1419 | 1228 | 956 | 636 | 537 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.65m | 10:42PM1.54m | 11:11AM1.65m | 11:33PM1.55m | 12:00PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.47m | 4:30PM0.51m | 4:44AM0.47m | 5:19PM0.50m | 5:31AM0.46m | 6:05PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
1077 | 886 | 742 | 615 | 437 | 392 | 386 | 419 | 49 | 47 | 224 | 30 | 40 | 23 | 3321 | 2246 | 1354 | 1010 | 1419 | 1228 | 956 | 636 | 537 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | NNE 8 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
184 | 144 | 140 | 111 | 35 | 82 | 82 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 47 | 6 | — | — | 23 | 22 | 363 | 339 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | NNW 5 | NE 11 | NE 8 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 109 | 16 | 9 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 |
28 | 26 | 29 | 46 | 18 | 68 | 144 | 28 | 572 | 1431 | 2386 | 5364 | 8174 | 5538 | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 332 | 729 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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