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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 Thursday 01 May 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 4PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 3275 | 3697 | 3488 | 3136 | 3182 | 3186 | 3043 | 2962 | 1924 | 2189 | 2036 | 1733 | 1375 | 1123 | 799 | 601 | 490 | 346 | 275 | 490 | 1962 | 2297 | 1886 | 1421 | 1270 | 1129 | 1078 | 852 | 750 | 628 | 594 | 474 | 394 | 382 | 313 | 234 | 233 | 279 | 218 | 371 | 376 | 160 | 62 | 35 | 28 | 103 | 100 | 134 | 129 | 127 | 79 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 54 | 129 | 127 | 124 | 75 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:11AM 1.93 | 6:46PM 2.07 | 7:12AM 1.87 | 7:49PM 2.00 | 8:16AM 1.81 | 8:52PM 1.93 | 9:21AM 1.76 | 9:54PM 1.87 | 10:22AM 1.73 | 10:52PM 1.83 | 11:18AM 1.72 | 11:43PM 1.79 | 12:09PM 1.71 | 12:30AM 1.76 | 12:54PM 1.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:30PM 0.06 | 1:12AM 0.16 | 1:32PM 0.13 | 2:13AM 0.21 | 2:33PM 0.18 | 3:13AM 0.25 | 3:32PM 0.23 | 4:10AM 0.28 | 4:28PM 0.27 | 5:03AM 0.30 | 5:21PM 0.31 | 5:52AM 0.32 | 6:09PM 0.33 | 6:36AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
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