Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.1°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: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
!
!
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
1
S
1.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)99912109988888888116877771010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)806210612302340139190053434923914294854846233109408292192135896786
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:56AM
1.80
8:24PM
1.81
8:51AM
1.75
9:25PM
1.81
9:53AM
1.72
10:31PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
0.25
2:50AM
0.28
3:15PM
0.26
3:51AM
0.31
4:15PM
0.27
4:53AM
0.32
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:58--------
Sunset---8:27-------8:24-------8:23----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151717151212111013151615131517141415151412111111
Feels °C (?)121412119109812131312101413101012131210888
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