Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay at 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 73 | 149 | 137 | 131 | 147 | 196 | 424 | 519 | 588 | 696 | 986 | 935 | 773 | 642 | 615 | 465 | 334 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.70m | 9:59AM1.77m | 10:23PM1.66m | 10:53AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.43m | 4:13PM0.48m | 4:29AM0.47m | 5:03PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 52 | 39 | 27 | 137 | 118 | 147 | 193 | 424 | 519 | 588 | 696 | 986 | 935 | 773 | 642 | 615 | 465 | 334 | 329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 58 | 67 | 60 | 77 | 131 | 144 | 196 | 226 | 243 | 103 | 103 | 184 | 184 | 180 | 140 | 111 | 109 | 47 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 | ESE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SE 5 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 18 | ESE 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 73 | 149 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 51 | 1 | 7 | 109 | 111 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 82 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 56 | 80 | 115 | 91 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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