Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 07 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 9PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (07 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (07 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
S
0.8
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)151616151515151515151515136777771514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)163177239243231172172228231225222292165238373376355310238275405316294784
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
E
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
0
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
offoffglassglasscrosscrossglasscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:11AM
1.77
7:36PM
1.75
7:58AM
1.68
8:26PM
1.69
8:50AM
1.60
9:21PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
0.30
1:54AM
0.36
2:16PM
0.38
2:46AM
0.44
3:06PM
0.45
3:39AM
0.51
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:16-------
Sunset---8:05-------8:02-------8:01----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------32---------
Temp. °C17202019161616161821211815121111111212121010109
Feels °C (?)1620181715161616182121181376667797886
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

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 locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest