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Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 146 | 110 | 85 | 67 | 55 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 68 | 67 | 94 | 58 | 57 | 62 | 173 | 360 | 524 | 514 | 400 | 297 | 158 | 94 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:05AM 1.69 | 1:23PM 1.66 | 1:52AM 1.70 | 2:08PM 1.65 | 2:35AM 1.73 | 2:51PM 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:06AM 0.41 | 7:26PM 0.36 | 7:53AM 0.43 | 8:09PM 0.38 | 8:38AM 0.44 | 8:51PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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