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Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 13 Mar 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
16.0° 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 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (14 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)141314141413131313121212101113141717171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57957064766659656249542436329120720314622264287415411749168815691531133111021046
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
S
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
E
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglassononcrosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
1.66
1:19PM
1.57
1:44AM
1.71
2:00PM
1.63
2:25AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
0.48
7:03AM
0.50
7:15PM
0.42
7:47AM
0.43
7:58PM
0.35
8:29AM
0.36
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-
Sunset-7:54-------7:52-------7:51------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161413131313141415151313131214161716141414131416
Feels °C (?)131010111112131212121012131113151413111214121214
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