Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay at 1AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4783 | 4768 | 4588 | 3812 | 3401 | 3826 | 2398 | 1933 | 1757 | 1514 | 740 | 692 | 742 | 671 | 369 | 308 | 441 | 284 | 308 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05PM1.68m | 8:34AM1.67m | 8:58PM1.66m | 9:32AM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.34m | 2:54PM0.37m | 3:19AM0.33m | 3:51PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Feels °C | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2807 | 2398 | 1933 | 1757 | 1514 | 740 | 692 | 742 | 671 | 369 | 305 | 441 | 284 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 478 | 303 | 65 | 48 | 284 | 308 | 255 | 166 | 256 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 53 | 171 | 138 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4783 | 4768 | 4588 | 3812 | 3401 | 3826 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 217 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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