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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 pm Thursday 09 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
15.6° 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 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
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 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 319 | 267 | 226 | 221 | 180 | 180 | 147 | 147 | 123 | 154 | 123 | 123 | 113 | 16 | 94 | 202 | 290 | 353 | 499 | 567 | 542 | 499 | 432 | 466 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:35PM 1.61 | 10:00AM 1.49 | 10:28PM 1.61 | 10:50AM 1.51 | 11:16PM 1.65 | 11:35AM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:13PM 0.53 | 3:50AM 0.54 | 4:02PM 0.51 | 4:38AM 0.52 | 4:49PM 0.47 | 5:23AM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
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