Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.81° S 173.11° E

Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay sea temperature is
11.1°C
1.8° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
2
3
4
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
10
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
5
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
Wind State
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
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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6:22
6:20
6:18
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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
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