Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Le Bons Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Le Bons Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 4.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Le Bons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NNE 7 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 12 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 47 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 68 | 53 | 33 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11AM1.65m | 11:33PM1.55m | 12:00PM1.67m | 00:19AM1.57m | 12:43PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.50m | 5:31AM0.46m | 6:05PM0.47m | 6:16AM0.42m | 6:48PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 40 | 23 | 3131 | 1246 | 991 | 598 | 476 | 694 | 555 | 472 | 345 | 223 | 33 | 30 | 526 | 333 | 196 | 115 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 8 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 6 | — | 23 | 22 | 777 | 432 | 520 | 318 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 68 | 73 | 27 | 27 | 164 | 229 | 206 | 201 | 263 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | S 9 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 3207 | 4034 | 6570 | 5029 | — | — | — | 9 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 257 | 698 | 823 | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 812 | 723 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 163 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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