Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.9°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: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)--
Afternoon (28 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
S
3.5
SSW
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)1413131311111212781010131313131212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66605817812313321028849795622702360510552104749415736333198291725102188216515201169
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
0
N
5
SSW
5
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35AM
2.02
2:55PM
1.91
3:25AM
2.04
3:44PM
1.94
4:12AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
0.11
8:47AM
0.17
9:04PM
0.07
9:37AM
0.14
9:55PM
0.05
10:25AM
0.12
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-
Sunset-8:16-------8:15-------8:14------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------2341111111-------
Temp. °C15141212121214129101111101010111111101111101212
Feels °C (?)131291112101372443111333355588
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