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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 11 pm Wednesday 08 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.3°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 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 693 | 620 | 551 | 468 | 402 | 386 | 319 | 267 | 221 | 217 | 180 | 175 | 210 | 216 | 154 | 123 | 123 | 305 | 90 | 87 | 211 | 277 | 280 | 364 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:40PM 1.62 | 9:05AM 1.50 | 9:35PM 1.61 | 10:00AM 1.49 | 10:28PM 1.61 | 10:50AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:59AM 0.55 | 3:13PM 0.53 | 3:50AM 0.54 | 4:02PM 0.51 | 4:38AM 0.52 | 4:49PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
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