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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 12 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 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
15.2° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
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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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 74 | 51 | 62 | 101 | 77 | 74 | 95 | 183 | 300 | 356 | 285 | 297 | 293 | 269 | 117 | 117 | 98 | 108 | 98 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 75 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:19PM 1.81 | 6:39AM 1.71 | 7:05PM 1.76 | 7:26AM 1.64 | 7:53PM 1.70 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:08PM 0.29 | 12:37AM 0.35 | 12:53PM 0.36 | 1:25AM 0.41 | 1:41PM 0.42 | 2:15AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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