Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 Feb 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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.1°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: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)--
Afternoon (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (23 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
S
1
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888115661110101010101010101067788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168118816848146481211231019488888686866565726472787047
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
25
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:25PM
1.81
9:53AM
1.72
10:31PM
1.82
11:00AM
1.72
11:39PM
1.85
12:06PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15PM
0.26
3:51AM
0.31
4:15PM
0.27
4:53AM
0.32
5:16PM
0.25
5:56AM
0.31
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:58--------7:00-------7:01-
Sunset-8:24-------8:23-------8:22------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161513141814141516161212121214161717161819192016
Feels °C (?)13121013151011121314999911131314151617171814
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