Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.87° S 172.80° E

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.7
S
18
0.9
S
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
386
327
277
308
487
797
749
559
515
453
418
259
231
170
167
131
125
96
90
225
222
218
157
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:54PM1.76m
12:30PM1.92m
00:53AM1.83m
1:28PM2.03m
1:50AM1.91m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.30m
6:06AM0.20m
6:43PM0.24m
7:02AM0.12m
7:42PM0.17m
8:00AM0.04m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
6
8
7
6
6
6
5
6
8
9
7
8
8
7
7
7
11
Feels °C
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
5
4
3
3
3
2
3
5
6
3
4
5
4
4
3
6
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