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Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 5PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3578 | 3367 | 2124 | 1391 | 912 | 348 | 260 | 199 | 286 | 230 | 122 | 173 | 218 | 280 | 294 | 312 | 384 | 396 | 133 | 99 | 76 | 84 | 82 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:53AM 1.90 | 9:22PM 1.76 | 10:02AM 1.89 | 10:30PM 1.76 | 11:07AM 1.91 | 11:32PM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:16PM 0.27 | 3:39AM 0.21 | 4:20PM 0.28 | 4:41AM 0.21 | 5:20PM 0.28 | 5:40AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury
The wind is still cross-on at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay (moderate winds from the S at CHGPC Allandale 29 km from Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay). 2.9m 9s swell from the SSW which is too big for here.
29 km away, 1 h 27 min ago
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