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Le Bons Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 14 May 2025 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Le Bons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Le Bons Bay sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Le Bons Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Le Bons Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Le Bons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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| Energy (?) | 248 | 240 | 240 | 180 | 177 | 134 | 132 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 51 | 24 | 17 | 196 | 824 | 1107 | 548 | 250 | 116 | 37 | 24 | 62 | 77 | 86 | 93 | 86 | 72 | 54 | 40 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 34 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:21PM 1.75 | 5:39AM 1.60 | 6:05PM 1.73 | 6:24AM 1.57 | 6:50PM 1.71 | 7:09AM 1.54 | 7:35PM 1.70 | 7:55AM 1.53 | 8:22PM 1.69 | 8:42AM 1.53 | 9:10PM 1.70 | 9:32AM 1.56 | 10:00PM 1.72 | 10:24AM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:04AM 0.39 | 11:40PM 0.43 | 11:49AM 0.41 | 12:26AM 0.45 | 12:35PM 0.43 | 1:13AM 0.46 | 1:21PM 0.44 | 2:00AM 0.46 | 2:08PM 0.43 | 2:46AM 0.44 | 2:55PM 0.40 | 3:33AM 0.41 | 3:44PM 0.36 | 4:20AM 0.35 | 4:34PM 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - |
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| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
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