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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 am Friday 17 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.8°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 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 1021 | 599 | 402 | 158 | 154 | 138 | 109 | 66 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 47 | 25 | 103 | 133 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:53AM 1.92 | 3:17PM 1.98 | 3:41AM 1.94 | 4:08PM 2.04 | 4:32AM 1.94 | 5:01PM 2.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:03AM 0.11 | 9:32PM 0.10 | 9:53AM 0.08 | 10:26PM 0.10 | 10:47AM 0.07 | 11:24PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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