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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 05 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 2.9°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 7PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s 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 (05 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 375 | 356 | 285 | 297 | 293 | 269 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 108 | 100 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 49 | 203 | 298 | 306 | 462 | 644 | 782 | 1020 | 1201 | 1038 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:05PM 1.76 | 6:26AM 1.64 | 6:53PM 1.70 | 7:16AM 1.58 | 7:45PM 1.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:53AM 0.36 | 12:25AM 0.41 | 12:41PM 0.42 | 1:15AM 0.48 | 1:31PM 0.48 | 2:07AM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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