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Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 50 | 107 | 111 | 123 | 148 | 155 | 158 | 167 | 175 | 155 | 190 | 475 | 292 | 930 | 1304 | 714 | 859 | 559 | 530 | 713 | 1272 | 1406 | 1237 | 746 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:07PM 1.79 | 6:30AM 1.72 | 6:52PM 1.71 | 7:18AM 1.67 | 7:40PM 1.64 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:58AM 0.25 | 12:24AM 0.29 | 12:45PM 0.32 | 1:10AM 0.34 | 1:34PM 0.40 | 1:57AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury
The wind is still cross-off at Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay (moderate winds from the N at Le Bons Bay Automatic Weather Station 7 km from Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay). 0.4m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.2m 5s windswell from the NE and a 0.1m 10s swell from the ENE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 h 4 min ago
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