Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.87° S 172.80° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay sea temperature is

10.3° C

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	18s
Evening (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	ENE 6	ENE 9	E 9	S 18	S 18	S 16	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	15	7	30	7	25	24	21	52	137	90	85	131	137	96	92	89	85	80	77	144	147	237	240	2160
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	WSW	NE	WNW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NW	NNW	NW	W	SSE	NW	NW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	on	on
High Tide	2:45AM1.97m					3:19PM2.18m				3:40AM2.02m				4:13PM2.19m				4:34AM2.03m				5:06PM2.17m
Low Tide			8:57AM-0.03m					9:36PM0.07m				9:54AM-0.06m				10:32PM0.04m				10:50AM-0.06m				11:27PM0.04m


	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	7:56
	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	11	15	15	15	14	14	12	11	10	12	12	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	8
Feels °C	8	9	7	10	8	11	10	11	10	10	8	10	10	7	8	7	7	6	5	5	8	6	5	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	NE 8	ENE 9	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SW 4	SW 4	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 16	SSW 5	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 14
kJ	13	20	30	27	19	10	10	17	20	90	85	131	137	96	92	15	12	68	51	144	55	125	223	1598
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	ENE 6	ESE 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	S 16	SSW 16	S 16	ENE 7	NE 6	ENE 6	ESE 12	ESE 12	NE 6	ENE 6	ESE 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	15	7	7	7	7	8	21	52	137	19	10	7	28	27	9	13	57	80	77	77	147	237	240	334
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 8	S 8	S 18	S 18	E 10	E 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 4	SE 16	SW 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 14	—
kJ	14	7	7	5	25	24	8	9	9	32	29	29	3	3	26	89	85	4	69	16	73	72	106	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	NE 6	—	—	SW 9	SW 4	SW 4	—	NW 3	WSW 8	SSW 4	—	—	WNW 3	SSW 14
kJ	7	5	7	15	30	50	19	4	1	—	54	—	—	20	12	16	—	2	43	24	—	—	5	2160
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	26	26	26	40	268	190	209	0	0	0	4	4	26	26	28	4	0	4	26	33	0	4	28	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Lone Pine Brighton				Gore Bay	Tuhawaiki Point	Port Robinson	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Le Bons Bay	Fields	Port Robinson	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Leithfield Beach	Leithfield Beach	Fields	Le Bons Bay	Port Robinson	Patiti Point	Kairaki Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Takou Bay Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	1	4	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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