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Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 15 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
17.9° 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 7PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (15 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (15 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
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
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
2
S
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
S
3
S
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
1.8
SE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)777899888141312121211111111101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13917442365310511317125112371116302028331827159918571265140015681464612678578406397334
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16PM
1.69
3:41AM
1.83
3:55PM
1.73
4:20AM
1.87
4:33PM
1.77
4:58AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07AM
0.40
9:17PM
0.30
9:48AM
0.34
9:59PM
0.24
10:29AM
0.29
10:41PM
0.19
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50
Sunset---8:37-------8:36-------8:35----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131414131313121212131314141414141414141414141414
Feels °C (?)78877665677777788991011121213
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