Surf Forecast Surf Report
Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Jun 2025 NZST
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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
11.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
SSW
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
SE
1.1
S
1.7
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)1413131211101010109999918171615141313121211111010101010913121213111212121211111112101084699121414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)572517463348252178148151129127104989111617520424421020714312410095861081011009795125245158192174143148179160137130130137110153123127118117283145520522565327827252134172715131218964834
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
E
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononglasscross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
1.62
8:18PM
1.76
8:41AM
1.65
9:10PM
1.76
9:37AM
1.69
10:05PM
1.77
10:36AM
1.76
11:03PM
1.80
11:36AM
1.85
12:01AM
1.83
12:35PM
1.94
12:58AM
1.87
1:32PM
2.03
1:55AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
0.37
2:09PM
0.32
2:44AM
0.34
3:00PM
0.29
3:34AM
0.29
3:54PM
0.27
4:25AM
0.24
4:50PM
0.24
5:18AM
0.19
5:48PM
0.21
6:12AM
0.14
6:47PM
0.18
7:08AM
0.09
7:45PM
0.15
8:05AM
0.05
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--8:02-------8:02-------8:02-------8:03-------8:03-------8:03-------8:03-------8:03-
Sunset----4:57-------4:57-------4:57-------4:57-------4:57-------4:57-------4:58-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C989101099887799788999131412111110101012119999991011988887910878777887655567
Feels °C (?)76777666665874445651011977666984555578108555546710-1-1-10334421124
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