Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.87° S 172.80° E

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay sea temperature is

12.4°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 3AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	67	48	51	55	58	78	51	83	81	75	70	54	55	101	86	83	81	73	69	69	68	66	115	115
Wind (km/h)	W	ESE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NNE	NE	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on
High Tide			5:15AM1.91m				5:35PM1.81m				6:01AM1.86m				6:21PM1.75m				6:48AM1.81m					7:09PM1.67m
Low Tide	11:03PM0.18m				11:30AM0.24m				11:48PM0.24m				12:19PM0.31m				00:35AM0.31m					1:08PM0.38m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	12	16	19	19	17	15	15	14	14	18	21	22	21	18	16	13	12	13	13	12	11	11
Feels °C	14	11	10	14	16	16	15	14	13	12	11	15	19	21	19	17	14	10	10	11	11	9	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	SSW 13	S 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 15	ENE 7	SSW 14	S 5	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	67	48	51	55	17	24	51	83	46	68	70	54	36	36	35	26	27	73	15	69	11	66	115	115
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 18	SW 13	SW 7	ENE 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	ENE 7	SSW 14	SSW 5	SSW 14	ENE 6	SSE 5	NE 9
kJ	18	18	17	17	6	7	2	21	81	75	41	42	55	101	86	83	81	15	69	7	68	8	10	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 11	S 8	—	SW 6	SW 6	S 19	S 19	S 18	SSW 14	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	NE 8	SSW 5	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 5	ENE 8	S 6
kJ	5	1	1	1	2	1	—	2	1	29	28	25	40	8	8	8	8	31	2	15	15	5	28	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 4	NE 4	—	NW 2	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NE 2	—	WSW 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	SW 4	SW 4	S 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	58	78	27	18	—	1	2	2	2	1	1	—	1	2	4	3	4	24	14	22
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	4	4	4	26	26	26	26	28
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