Le Bons Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 29 Jun 2025 NZST
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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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Le Bons Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Le Bons Bay over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 30) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Le Bons Bay in the next 12 days are 2.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 04) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 04) at 12AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Mon 30th Jun)4ft (1.2m) 11s
Best Surf 6AM (Fri 4th Jul)7.5ft (2.3m) 8s
Most Powerful 3AM (Fri 4th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Le Bons Bay over the next 12 days.

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Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Fri
11
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.9
SE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
SSE
0.9
ENE
0.8
SSE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.8
ENE
1.2
ENE
2
ENE
3
E
4
E
6
ENE
8
E
Period(s) (?)1111121212111111111110101097888810108108101010910457891314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)36037335435935932927928922119214296117202630505547425413382512317309136124784440333384340101424961192023932
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
NNW
25
S
15
SSW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
SSW
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
WSW
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
offglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
1.95
7:39AM
1.77
8:07PM
1.86
8:34AM
1.71
8:59PM
1.77
9:28AM
1.66
9:51PM
1.69
10:22AM
1.62
10:43PM
1.63
11:15AM
1.61
11:33PM
1.60
12:04PM
1.62
12:21AM
1.58
12:51PM
1.65
1:07AM
1.58
1:36PM
1.69
1:52AM
1.60
2:20PM
1.74
2:35AM
1.62
3:02PM
1.78
3:17AM
1.65
3:44PM
1.81
3:59AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
0.21
1:53PM
0.21
2:28AM
0.25
2:45PM
0.28
3:17AM
0.30
3:36PM
0.36
4:06AM
0.35
4:26PM
0.42
4:53AM
0.39
5:16PM
0.46
5:39AM
0.41
6:06PM
0.48
6:24AM
0.42
6:54PM
0.49
7:08AM
0.42
7:41PM
0.48
7:53AM
0.40
8:27PM
0.45
8:37AM
0.37
9:12PM
0.42
9:21AM
0.34
9:57PM
0.39
10:05AM
0.30
Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Fri
11
Sunrise--8:02--8:02--8:02--8:02--8:00--8:00--8:00--8:00--8:00--8:00--8:00--7:58
Sunset4:59--4:59--5:00--5:00--5:00--5:00--5:01--5:02--5:02--5:04--5:05--5:05--
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Rain (mm)
------------530-----2--------------11
Temp. °C987771110899710999991010107891010877688910101010
Feels °C (?)541248757858687888761377654433334454

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

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The above surf forecast table for Le Bons Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Le Bons Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Le Bons Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Le Bons Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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