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Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 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
16.5° C
(Which is 3.6°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 8PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
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 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 18 | 57 | 55 | 97 | 483 | 555 | 778 | 383 | 230 | 174 | 127 | 143 | 152 | 160 | 160 | 137 | 100 | 97 | 121 | 86 | 51 | 52 | 59 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:35AM 1.73 | 2:51PM 1.65 | 3:17AM 1.76 | 3:32PM 1.66 | 3:58AM 1.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:09PM 0.38 | 8:38AM 0.44 | 8:51PM 0.38 | 9:22AM 0.44 | 9:33PM 0.37 | 10:06AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
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