Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.3°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 3PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
183
188
157
151
117
110
83
87
86
86
88
115
390
507
572
734
336
209
201
197
265
292
314
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
E
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:30AM1.81m
9:08PM1.95m
9:36AM1.80m
10:12PM1.93m
10:40AM1.80m
11:12PM1.91m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.16m
3:29AM0.22m
3:50PM0.17m
4:28AM0.22m
4:49PM0.18m
5:24AM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:42
5:40
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
8
10
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
14
16
14
14
13
12
12
12
16
18
17
18
18
18
17
6
8
9
7
6
7
6
6
6
11
14
11
11
11
10
11
10
13
15
15
15
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
Energy kJ
212
168
161
130
102
76
71
69
87
86
86
88
115
390
507
572
734
201
209
201
197
265
292
314
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
12
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
230
183
188
157
151
117
110
83
81
59
41
40
80
23
13
12
6
336
173
119
80
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
6
7
6
21
21
20
21
33
61
59
56
54
26
8
3
3
3
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
2
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
9
4
5
4
3
3
7
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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