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Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
32 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 261 | 385 | 383 | 425 | 388 | 411 | 408 | 313 | 256 | 270 | 218 | 146 | 137 | 200 | 85 | 56 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:31PM1.81m | 4:48AM1.66m | 5:14PM1.79m | 5:31AM1.63m | 5:57PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.37m | 10:46PM0.43m | 10:56AM0.38m | 11:32PM0.44m | 11:42AM0.40m | 00:18AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 32 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 261 | 385 | 383 | 425 | 388 | 411 | 408 | 313 | 256 | 270 | 218 | 146 | 137 | 82 | 85 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | — | 14 | 14 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 45 | 42 | 102 | 91 | 3 | 51 | 50 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 14 | E 15 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 57 | 31 | 7 | 47 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | W 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 240 | 197 | 221 | 221 | 281 | 365 | 397 | 486 | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 200 | 24 | 31 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 84 | 26 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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