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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 13 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
15.4° 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 10AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
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 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) (?) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 878 | 1227 | 1843 | 2037 | 1581 | 1227 | 797 | 599 | 496 | 338 | 277 | 184 | 137 | 136 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 138 | 139 | 128 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on |
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Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
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