Le Bons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.74° S 173.10° E

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Le Bons Bay sea temperature is

12.9°C

Le Bons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Le Bons Bay today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Le Bons Bay at 1PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

Table - waves today at Le Bons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	109	88	60	49	65	54	128	135	131	149	153	153	153	162	134	160	160	146	102	71	57	57	55	71	95	82
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	N	N	NNE	N	NE	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	W	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	1:17AM1.83m				1:42PM1.88m				2:09AM1.85m				2:31PM1.85m				2:58AM1.86m				3:18PM1.82m				3:44AM1.86m
Low Tide			7:24AM0.17m				7:53PM0.16m				8:17AM0.20m				8:42PM0.17m				9:07AM0.22m				9:28PM0.19m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:20	—	—	—	8:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	19	20	20	18	17	19	19	16	20	22	22	20	19	17	17	16	19	18	17	15	12	11	11	12
Feels °C	15	14	17	17	19	18	16	18	17	14	16	17	18	16	14	13	14	15	18	16	15	13	10	9	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	S 10	S 10	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8
kJ	109	88	60	98	96	54	86	135	131	39	38	37	23	23	134	160	160	146	102	71	57	57	55	71	95	82
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 10	E 13	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	S 12	SW 12	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	130	123	117	2	3	68	61	58	40	6	5	5	3	6	22	12	12	12	5	5	5	5	1	22	24	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 10	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	S 12	E 13	E 12	SW 12	E 12	SW 12	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9
kJ	4	4	4	4	2	16	6	6	6	3	3	3	6	3	6	7	16	15	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNW 3	NE 6	NE 6	—	NE 7	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 4	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4
kJ	—	—	1	49	65	—	128	—	—	149	153	153	153	162	14	30	28	8	—	—	3	4	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	5	5	5	98	77	77	77	7	7	0	8	0	157	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay	Gore Bay	Fields	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay		Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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