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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 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.4°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 1AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 461 | 537 | 951 | 657 | 772 | 678 | 586 | 520 | 459 | 468 | 346 | 318 | 368 | 245 | 240 | 231 | 192 | 192 | 148 | 115 | 110 | 108 | 85 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:58PM 2.03 | 7:25AM 1.84 | 8:02PM 1.99 | 8:30AM 1.81 | 9:08PM 1.95 | 9:36AM 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:26AM 0.19 | 1:46PM 0.14 | 2:28AM 0.21 | 2:48PM 0.16 | 3:29AM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - |
| Sunset | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
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