Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.87° S 172.80° E

Issued: 5 am 16 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 7PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	6	7	7	5	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 11	S 15	SE 17	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	S 23	S 23	S 23	S 19	SSW 17	S 18	S 17
Wave Graph
kJ	84	80	77	144	173	237	328	460	505	566	647	1007	966	832	791	760	740	5484	6870	6810	3929	2238	2776	2734
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	SSW	S	ESE	ENE	N	NE	N	NNW	W	WNW	NW	NE	N	NNE	N	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:34AM2.03m				5:06PM2.17m				5:28AM2.00m				6:00PM2.10m					6:23AM1.95m				6:53PM2.00m
Low Tide				10:50AM-0.06m				11:27PM0.04m				11:46AM-0.03m					00:21AM0.07m				12:42PM0.04m


	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	7:54
	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	9	10	10	8	8	7	7	6	6	9	10	8	8	8	7	6	7	10	12	11	10	9
Feels °C	8	7	6	7	8	6	5	4	5	4	4	7	8	6	5	5	5	3	4	7	9	8	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 16	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 15	ESE 15	S 23	S 23	S 23	S 19	SSW 17	S 18	S 17
kJ	57	68	51	144	115	215	328	460	505	400	346	1007	966	531	408	760	740	5484	6870	6810	3929	2238	2776	2734
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 15	SE 17	ESE 16	SE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 15	ESE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	S 21	SE 14	ESE 14
kJ	84	17	77	75	173	237	310	339	452	566	647	717	748	832	791	314	245	711	682	589	515	1527	418	379
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SSW 16	SE 16	NE 6	S 15	S 15	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	ESE 16	S 15	—	SSW 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	SSE 24	ESE 14	S 22	S 22
kJ	17	80	69	1	112	109	146	207	288	539	453	—	231	113	163	165	225	—	—	—	920	493	617	238
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 2	WSW 3	SSW 5	SSW 6	—	—	—	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	2	39	108	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	3	2
Distance (km)	4	26	32	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	26	28	28
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	9	7	6	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	7	9	8	9	9	9	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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