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Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is 3.3°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 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 77 | 91 | 91 | 104 | 113 | 100 | 84 | 112 | 116 | 73 | 51 | 44 | 33 | 46 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 217 | 331 | 475 | 464 | 413 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:06AM 1.81 | 11:37PM 1.71 | 12:00PM 1.74 | 12:31AM 1.69 | 12:51PM 1.69 | 1:22AM 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:22PM 0.25 | 5:42AM 0.31 | 6:12PM 0.29 | 6:35AM 0.37 | 7:00PM 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:04 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
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