Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 06 Mar 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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101010109991516161515151515151514141212126
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2041881601201151098380163177239243231172172228237249276269150155147193
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
0
SE
5
NNE
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
0
NNE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscrossglasscross-
off
offoffglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
1.82
7:11AM
1.77
7:36PM
1.75
7:58AM
1.68
8:26PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42PM
0.23
1:05AM
0.27
1:28PM
0.30
1:54AM
0.36
2:16PM
0.38
2:46AM
0.44
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---8:07-------8:05-------8:02----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------133
Temp. °C182122232019161517202019171716151820201814141311
Feels °C (?)1619192219181614162018171617151417202018121295
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