Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.87° S 172.80° E

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay sea temperature is

9.8° C

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 11AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Evening (27 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	268	303	303	367	447	426	530	663	653	721	757	757	757	757	744	744	653	653	633	585	482	467	393
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNE	ENE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	W	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:52AM1.65m				2:18PM1.78m				2:33AM1.68m				2:58PM1.81m					3:12AM1.70m				3:37PM1.83m
Low Tide			7:51AM0.38m				8:24PM0.43m				8:33AM0.35m					9:06PM0.40m				9:15AM0.31m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	5	5	8	10	8	8	7	7	7	8	12	13	10	10	10	9	8	8	11	12	11	10
Feels °C	2	1	1	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	11	6	6	6	5	5	6	9	10	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	268	263	303	367	447	426	530	663	653	721	757	757	757	757	744	744	653	653	633	585	482	467	393
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	222	303	242	218	214	158	152	123	121	80	88	57	57	39	38	35	46	163	156	300	337	228	222
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ENE 12	E 12	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 17	SSW 11	SSW 15	—	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	30	28	11	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	12	42	—	6	11	7	14	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WNW 2	WNW 2	WNW 2	NW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 4	—	—	—	—	NE 6
kJ	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	6	—	—	—	—	32
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8

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