Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 112 | 173 | 120 | 81 | 153 | 232 | 284 | 513 | 421 | 365 | 160 | 151 | 154 | 154 | 308 | 210 | 280 | 316 | 427 | 183 | 179 | 177 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.67m | 2:07PM1.76m | 2:27AM1.75m | 2:48PM1.80m | 3:10AM1.84m | 3:31PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.31m | 8:12PM0.29m | 8:31AM0.25m | 8:54PM0.23m | 9:18AM0.20m | 9:39PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 112 | 173 | 120 | 75 | 63 | 232 | 284 | 513 | 421 | 365 | 160 | 151 | 154 | 154 | 308 | 210 | 280 | 316 | 427 | 183 | 179 | 177 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 9 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 31 | 16 | 49 | 81 | 153 | 80 | 63 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 78 | 52 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 11 | S 20 | SSE 9 | NE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | S 20 | ENE 5 | S 19 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 8 | E 14 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | WNW 3 | E 13 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 57 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | NE 7 | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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