Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Le Bons Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Le Bons Bay at 6AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Le Bons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 740 | 761 | 742 | 671 | 284 | 302 | 302 | 251 | 308 | 240 | 141 | 222 | 130 | 221 | 175 | 169 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.66m | 9:32AM1.71m | 9:56PM1.67m | 10:33AM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.33m | 3:51PM0.36m | 4:14AM0.30m | 4:50PM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 740 | 761 | 742 | 671 | 369 | 354 | 305 | 314 | 262 | 710 | 801 | 1052 | 852 | 670 | 547 | 511 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 478 | 303 | 65 | 80 | 284 | 302 | 302 | 251 | 308 | 226 | 184 | 222 | 113 | 221 | 175 | 169 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | NE 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 3 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 24 | 5 | 77 | 76 | 144 | 168 | 373 | 240 | 141 | 106 | 130 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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