Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 12PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 578 | 1049 | 1609 | 1473 | 1731 | 2202 | 2158 | 1680 | 1151 | 744 | 623 | 482 | 330 | 315 | 399 | 551 | 561 | 551 | 555 | 535 | 595 | 750 | 703 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:49AM1.58m | 8:13PM1.67m | 8:37AM1.60m | 9:02PM1.66m | 9:31AM1.64m | 9:56PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.41m | 2:09PM0.39m | 2:40AM0.40m | 2:58PM0.39m | 3:27AM0.37m | 3:51PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 120 | 90 | 50 | 287 | 63 | 64 | 183 | 65 | 269 | 318 | 238 | 283 | 295 | 315 | 399 | 551 | 561 | 551 | 555 | 535 | 595 | 750 | 703 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 19 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 52 | 259 | 326 | 18 | 65 | 81 | 266 | 94 | 179 | 172 | 159 | 218 | 213 | 201 | 187 | 225 | 168 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 123 | 92 | 201 | 280 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | W 5 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 186 | 25 | 35 | 73 | 33 | 35 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 29 | 28 | 55 | 95 | 91 | 53 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 263 | 578 | 1049 | 1609 | 1473 | 1731 | 2202 | 2158 | 1680 | 1151 | 744 | 623 | 482 | 330 | 256 | 192 | 134 | 104 | 82 | 89 | 133 | 258 | 502 | 456 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 226 | 206 | 226 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest