Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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
12.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (02 Jun)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
1.5
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
11
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
339
506
529
573
540
487
534
394
444
368
280
187
137
107
109
75
74
52
60
53
51
44
85
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:48AM1.66m
5:14PM1.79m
5:31AM1.63m
5:57PM1.76m
6:15AM1.60m
6:41PM1.72m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.38m
11:32PM0.44m
11:42AM0.40m
00:18AM0.45m
12:28PM0.42m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:52
7:54
7:54
7:54
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4:59
4:59
4:59
4:58
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
10
10
11
11
11
11
15
17
17
16
15
10
12
14
13
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
7
7
8
8
8
8
12
13
12
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
8
Energy kJ
17
14
506
529
573
540
487
534
394
444
368
280
187
137
107
109
75
74
52
60
53
51
44
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
14
27
25
24
15
21
57
21
15
42
102
91
82
78
71
48
30
35
35
37
38
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
16
22
32
33
31
45
8
7
4
3
4
4
15
14
28
26
23
8
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
NE
2
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.8
N
4
Energy kJ
505
339
5
12
20
21
2
7
15
27
32
44
105
12
27
28
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
84
0
0
30
30
30
28
28
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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