Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.87° S 172.80° E

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay sea temperature is
12.4°C
2.8° 

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s 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 (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
249
327
336
280
238
159
151
123
94
91
71
52
54
44
44
81
52
84
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:30AM1.93m
4:51PM1.88m
5:15AM1.91m
5:35PM1.81m
Low Tide
10:18PM0.14m
10:42AM0.17m
11:03PM0.18m
11:30AM0.24m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
12
12
14
14
17
19
20
18
15
14
11
11
15
18
19
17
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
13
11
15
17
19
17
14
13
10
9
13
15
16
15
13
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