Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.3°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: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (11 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
!
3
3
4
2
2
1
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
3
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.9
ENE
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)7888999999910101212131312121111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2423454997667641301597624108446139749963299516431932198915221092688599418338233
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
E
10
NE
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassononononglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
1.65
11:35AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
0.47
5:23AM
0.47
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-
Sunset-6:01-------6:00------5:58-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C161515151515161717161616151314161616161615131415
Feels °C (?)131212121314151614161715129131514141310981011
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