Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.3°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 3PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
ENE
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)99991010111213131212121111101010999131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7616736054304235507629781751212417771369936676507347331228142136133125123121
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
E
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
15
ENE
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
S
10
SW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossoffglassoncross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:35AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------
Sunset---6:00------5:58-------5:57-----
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-1------------------1-
Temp. °C161616161615141314161717151514131315161512111010
Feels °C (?)15131416161311101315141311988912131310989
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