Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.87° S 172.80° E

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 8AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
!
0
0
0
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4
2
2
!
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3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
10
4
SSW
10
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
15
5
SSW
15
3.5
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.2
S
13
1.9
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2312
3248
8432
8371
10444
5231
3770
2499
1634
1100
2380
1992
1459
1354
1323
1208
1011
850
577
461
386
371
307
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
5
S
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:51AM1.98m
4:16PM1.99m
4:39AM1.95m
5:03PM1.92m
5:27AM1.89m
5:51PM1.83m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.06m
10:31PM0.11m
10:55AM0.12m
11:19PM0.17m
11:46AM0.21m
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
9
9
7
7
7
8
11
11
10
10
8
8
9
8
11
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
5
0
0
2
5
6
2
3
2
4
7
6
8
8
5
5
6
6
9
11
12
9
9
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