Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.87° S 172.80° E

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay sea temperature is

13.8°C

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Evening (07 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6			Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 7	S 6	S 6	S 5	ENE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	42	50	39	40	39	32	22	21	25	19	19	14	26	73	70	67	63	63	61	59	58	39
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	SSW	SE	SE	SE	ESE	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide					2:41AM1.88m				3:01PM1.85m				3:26AM1.88m				3:45PM1.81m					4:10AM1.88m
Low Tide			8:23PM0.17m				8:48AM0.22m				9:08PM0.19m				9:35AM0.25m				9:52PM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	8:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	8:23
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	22	19	18	17	16	16	17	16	14	12	13	12	12	12	13	14	12	10	10	10	10
Feels °C	19	19	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	12	12	11	10	10	10	12	10	8	8	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 7	S 6	S 6	S 5	SSW 5	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 4	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	42	50	39	40	39	32	22	21	25	17	15	14	11	36	44	29	29	39	37	14	39	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 4	ENE 7	ESE 4	ESE 4	ENE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 8	S 4	S 4
kJ	22	22	22	12	12	12	5	5	1	19	5	7	26	73	70	67	63	63	61	35	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	WNW 3	SW 12	SSW 11	S 8	ESE 4	ENE 7	NE 7	ESE 4	SW 5	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 8	SW 8	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	6	6	6	17	15	1	5	12	5	5	19	12	7	6	3	3	7	3	—	59	58	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NW 4	WNW 3	—	—	SE 3	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	SW 5	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—
kJ	3	5	7	8	5	—	—	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	6	5	9	14	15	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	190	94	0	0	26	30	28	227	206	28	27	26	26	28	26	28	30	28	28	28	28	0
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Rating (10 max)		1	2	1	2	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4

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