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Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 02 Apr 2025 NZDT
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 Friday (Apr 04) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 15s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay in the next 12 days are 2.2m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Apr 05) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 10s period and expected on Sunday (Apr 06) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Fri 4th Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Fri 4th Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 5th Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay over the next 12 days.
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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| Energy (?) | 1550 | 881 | 539 | 861 | 931 | 1202 | 835 | 738 | 470 | 1679 | 521 | 214 | 497 | 454 | 149 | 68 | 181 | 176 | 174 | 186 | 309 | 228 | 121 | 234 | 210 | 136 | 226 | 177 | 245 | 217 | 221 | 190 | 185 | 181 | 119 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | glass | glass | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:01PM 2.16 | 9:29AM 1.98 | 10:04PM 2.11 | 10:33AM 1.93 | 11:08PM 2.06 | 11:36AM 1.89 | 12:10AM 2.02 | 12:37PM 1.86 | 1:08AM 1.98 | 1:34PM 1.84 | 2:01AM 1.94 | 2:25PM 1.82 | 2:50AM 1.91 | 3:12PM 1.81 | 3:34AM 1.88 | 3:56PM 1.81 | 4:16AM 1.85 | 4:37PM 1.81 | 4:56AM 1.82 | 5:18PM 1.82 | 5:37AM 1.80 | 6:00PM 1.82 | 6:19AM 1.77 | |||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:24AM 0.10 | 3:46PM 0.08 | 4:25AM 0.16 | 4:46PM 0.14 | 5:26AM 0.21 | 5:46PM 0.19 | 6:25AM 0.25 | 6:44PM 0.23 | 7:21AM 0.28 | 7:40PM 0.27 | 8:14AM 0.30 | 8:31PM 0.29 | 9:02AM 0.31 | 9:19PM 0.31 | 9:47AM 0.32 | 10:04PM 0.33 | 10:28AM 0.32 | 10:47PM 0.34 | 11:09AM 0.33 | 11:30PM 0.35 | 11:49AM 0.34 | 12:14AM 0.37 | 12:31PM 0.36 | |||||||||||||
Wed 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Mon 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | 7:58 |
| Sunset | 7:16 | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | 6:58 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon night). | Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Information about the Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Banks Peninsula - Stony 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 (Banks Peninsula - Stony 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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