Banks Peninsula – Stony Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Canterbury, New Zealand)

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Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Surf Guide

Stony Bay in Banks Peninsular is a quite exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Watch out for rips and rocks.

Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	14.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 13% of the time in June while 10% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 77% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

13%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

10%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

77%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Location Map

Interactive Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay is Christchurch International Airport (CHC) in New Zealand, which is 48 km (30 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay is Timaru Airport (TIU), also in New Zealand, 163 km (101 miles) away.

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Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 00:13 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	S	SSW	S	SSW
Period (s)	17	15	15	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay, 4 km from Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay.

Next High Water: 07:48am | 1.66m

Next Low Water: 01:47am | 0.45m

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Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.1 °C) at Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (11.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.