Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Surf Forecast

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Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 02 Nov 2025 NZDT

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Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay sea temperature is 12.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 02) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay in the next 12 days are 1.4m 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 05) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Friday (Nov 07) at 4AM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	4AM (Sun 2nd Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m) 10s
Best Surf	4AM (Sun 2nd Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m) 10s
Most Powerful	10AM (Wed 5th Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Sat 08
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	NE	NE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	9	9	11	12	12	7	7	9	14	13	12	11	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	320	234	196	198	236	179	124	46	26	258	679	472	440	347	333	273	248	142	86	67	70
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	NW	NNE	NE	WSW	SW	NNE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNW	NW	SSW	NNE	NE	NNE	NW	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- on	on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- on	on	on	cross	cross	off	cross- on	on	on	glass	on
High Tide / height (m)	1:49AM 1.76		2:13PM 1.89	2:38AM 1.88		3:02PM 1.95	3:30AM 2.00		3:54PM 2.01		4:23AM 2.11	4:47PM 2.05		5:17AM 2.19	5:42PM 2.07		6:14AM 2.24	6:39PM 2.07		7:12AM 2.25
Low Tide / height (m)		7:55AM 0.27		8:25PM 0.23	8:47AM 0.19		9:15PM 0.14	9:42AM 0.13		10:07PM 0.07	10:39AM 0.07		11:01PM 0.01	11:37AM 0.04		11:57PM -0.02	12:36PM 0.03		12:55AM -0.02		1:35PM 0.05

		Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Sat 08
Sunrise	-	6:09	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-
Sunset	-	-	8:13	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:16	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:20	-	-	8:21

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	13	13	11	15	14	14	17	16	13	15	15	15	24	23	13	14	14	12	19	18
Feels °C (?)	7	12	11	10	12	11	11	15	13	12	12	12	12	20	19	10	12	10	11	17	16

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