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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 12 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 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 2.5°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 5AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
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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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 2052 | 1605 | 1045 | 784 | 574 | 423 | 383 | 320 | 188 | 133 | 171 | 169 | 409 | 361 | 303 | 347 | 404 | 390 | 331 | 273 | 589 | 1068 | 684 | 535 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:31AM 1.92 | 12:56PM 1.81 | 1:27AM 1.94 | 1:50PM 1.85 | 2:18AM 1.95 | 2:39PM 1.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:43AM 0.24 | 7:03PM 0.17 | 7:38AM 0.21 | 7:56PM 0.15 | 8:28AM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
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