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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 Monday 06 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
16.1° C
(Which is 3.4°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 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
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 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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 100 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 49 | 82 | 233 | 261 | 420 | 627 | 629 | 829 | 778 | 949 | 1392 | 683 | 769 | 784 | 608 | 541 | 402 | 394 | 335 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:53PM 1.70 | 7:16AM 1.58 | 7:45PM 1.66 | 8:09AM 1.53 | 8:40PM 1.62 | 9:05AM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:41PM 0.42 | 1:15AM 0.48 | 1:31PM 0.48 | 2:07AM 0.52 | 2:22PM 0.51 | 2:59AM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
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