Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.81° S 173.11° E

Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.5° 

Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay today (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay at 3AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (06 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
128
149
158
153
167
174
160
141
141
121
86
59
57
55
63
43
84
80
76
72
80
132
147
143
117
120
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
0
ENE
10
S
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:09AM1.85m
2:31PM1.85m
2:58AM1.86m
3:18PM1.82m
3:44AM1.86m
4:02PM1.78m
4:29AM1.86m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.20m
8:42PM0.17m
9:07AM0.22m
9:28PM0.19m
9:55AM0.26m
10:12PM0.22m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
16
21
22
22
20
18
18
17
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
15
15
15
13
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
16
16
13
17
17
18
15
14
16
15
16
16
15
16
14
13
12
10
10
13
13
12
11
9
9
9
10
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