Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 06 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
16.1° C
(Which is 3.4°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 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (06 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
!
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
3
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101011677788999101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10075788049822332614206276298297789491392683769784608541402394335322
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
0
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
1.70
7:16AM
1.58
7:45PM
1.66
8:09AM
1.53
8:40PM
1.62
9:05AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:41PM
0.42
1:15AM
0.48
1:31PM
0.48
2:07AM
0.52
2:22PM
0.51
2:59AM
0.55
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-
Sunset-6:09-------6:08-------6:07------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------31------------
Temp. °C151515151515151515151515151515192019171818181721
Feels °C (?)141313131211111110101010101112161615131415161719
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