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 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sat night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
198
191
154
149
145
138
133
99
129
737
1040
899
853
650
463
498
508
573
408
1231
1493
1787
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
40
S
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SW
15
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
20
S
15
S
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:43AM1.78m
3:05PM1.85m
3:23AM1.84m
3:46PM1.86m
4:07AM1.88m
4:29PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.21m
9:13PM0.23m
9:34AM0.19m
9:57PM0.20m
10:22AM0.19m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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7:09
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6:07
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6:29
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7:30
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6:30
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1
6
6
1
1
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Temp °C
8
8
9
12
15
15
12
12
11
8
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
8
11
10
9
7
Feels °C
5
5
5
9
13
13
9
9
9
-1
-2
-3
-2
1
2
3
1
1
4
7
5
5
4
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