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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 Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
14.6° 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: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.3
SSW
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010106616999141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19316316316615114317618014614311185887248474792403868676593
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
S
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
SW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glasscross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
1.80
5:19PM
1.67
5:44AM
1.79
6:01PM
1.64
6:27AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41PM
0.36
11:14AM
0.41
11:25PM
0.38
12:00PM
0.44
12:10AM
0.41
12:47PM
0.46
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:47-------5:47--
Sunset-8:38-------8:39-------8:42------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201716161516212319161211101112131413111111121313
Feels °C (?)191514151515192217159771010101087910121212
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