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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 am Sunday 12 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
15.7° 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 3PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 761 | 673 | 605 | 430 | 423 | 550 | 762 | 978 | 1751 | 2124 | 1777 | 1369 | 936 | 676 | 507 | 347 | 331 | 228 | 142 | 136 | 133 | 125 | 123 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | off | glass | on | cross- on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:35AM 1.55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
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