Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.87° S 172.80° E

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay sea temperature is
11.5°C
2.0° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
1.5
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
240
406
2157
2651
2315
1704
1428
956
721
651
545
450
443
392
339
332
284
273
217
173
138
103
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:45AM1.88m
10:14PM1.73m
10:52AM1.89m
11:19PM1.76m
11:55AM1.92m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.24m
4:11PM0.29m
4:31AM0.23m
5:12PM0.27m
5:32AM0.19m
6:10PM0.23m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:56
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6:56
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7:37
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7:37
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1
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Temp °C
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
7
6
5
8
10
11
9
7
7
6
6
9
12
12
10
8
Feels °C
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
2
5
7
8
6
4
5
4
3
6
8
7
6
4
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