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Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 Jan 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
17.0° C
 (Which is 2.6°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 9AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)131377888888888888888888118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222222245259288257388423262274434414412403374374322322288256196167128108
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:52AM
1.75
3:07PM
1.65
3:33AM
1.79
3:47PM
1.68
4:13AM
1.83
4:27PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:56AM
0.46
9:06PM
0.38
9:39AM
0.43
9:49PM
0.34
10:22AM
0.39
10:31PM
0.30
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:07------
Sunset-----9:09-------9:08-------9:08--
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--1111--1--------------
Temp. °C131313131313121212121314141412121212141414141211
Feels °C (?)111010111010888881010111010101011111212109
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