Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.4°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 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.9
S
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)108101088881010101010109777788101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5234644594023543502592342402261881571571171108787888893109250306405
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NNW
0
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscrossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
1.84
8:02PM
1.99
8:30AM
1.81
9:08PM
1.95
9:36AM
1.80
10:12PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:46PM
0.14
2:28AM
0.21
2:48PM
0.16
3:29AM
0.22
3:50PM
0.17
4:28AM
0.22
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise7:09-------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset--5:44-------5:42-------5:40-----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C991091098781111109988913151414141413
Feels °C (?)3344555469987876710131111111111
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