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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 am Monday 20 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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 185 | 258 | 497 | 558 | 579 | 611 | 588 | 572 | 639 | 775 | 821 | 873 | 474 | 517 | 638 | 624 | 528 | 550 | 527 | 516 | 516 | 501 | 482 | 442 |
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 | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:25AM 1.92 | 5:58PM 2.06 | 6:23AM 1.88 | 6:58PM 2.03 | 7:25AM 1.84 | 8:02PM 1.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:44AM 0.08 | 12:24AM 0.15 | 12:44PM 0.11 | 1:26AM 0.19 | 1:46PM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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