Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 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
16.7° 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 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (27 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)6666555512699881413131313111212710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2121267850463527273119645953516660581781731212102935121635
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
0
N
0
ENE
0
NW
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
1.91
1:07PM
1.80
1:42AM
1.97
2:04PM
1.86
2:35AM
2.02
2:55PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
0.27
7:16PM
0.16
7:53AM
0.22
8:12PM
0.11
8:47AM
0.17
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise----7:03-------7:03-------7:05---
Sunset-------8:19-------8:16-------8:15
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
71-------------------246
Temp. °C10101111121313131212111113151514121313121412910
Feels °C (?)6798910101110109911141312912131113735
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