Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.2°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 11PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
!
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2
E
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)778899991010101010101010101099991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40150360774573282912161195736739694620487477410342279267217217210210183181
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
0
NE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
1.66
8:09AM
1.53
8:40PM
1.62
9:05AM
1.50
9:35PM
1.61
10:00AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:31PM
0.48
2:07AM
0.52
2:22PM
0.51
2:59AM
0.55
3:13PM
0.53
3:50AM
0.54
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset-6:08-------6:07-------6:05------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C161515151514151721191718171617202116161412121314
Feels °C (?)111010111211131619151314151415192014151110111212
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