Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 06 Mar 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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)111010101010101010999151616151515151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)332313255239194163190148113858380115177177184174172172176246234150258
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
SW
5
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
0
SE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
0
N
0
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
offoffglassglassglasscrossoncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
1.87
6:48PM
1.82
7:11AM
1.77
7:36PM
1.75
7:58AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
0.18
12:42PM
0.23
1:05AM
0.27
1:28PM
0.30
1:54AM
0.36
2:16PM
0.38
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----7:11-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset-------8:07-------8:05-------8:02
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161615151821232221191614171920191716161619201915
Feels °C (?)141413131620222120171613161919171616161519201813
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