Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.87° S 172.80° E

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay sea temperature is

10.2° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 2PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 13	SSW 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 12	SE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	137	90	81	131	137	96	92	87	84	68	77	144	173	240	343	583	1776	704	1499	1257	691	739	791	760
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NW	WNW	W	NW	S	N	NW	WNW	SSE	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	S	ESE	NE	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:40AM2.02m				4:13PM2.19m				4:34AM2.03m				5:06PM2.17m				5:28AM2.00m				6:00PM2.10m
Low Tide				9:54AM-0.06m				10:32PM0.04m				10:50AM-0.06m				11:27PM0.04m				11:46AM-0.03m


	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	7:56
	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	10	12	13	11	11	10	10	10	9	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	8	8	7
Feels °C	10	9	7	9	11	10	9	7	8	7	6	8	8	6	6	7	6	6	7	9	9	6	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSW 16	ENE 7	S 16	S 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	137	90	15	131	137	96	92	87	57	68	51	47	54	191	343	583	1776	704	1499	1257	647	531	424	328
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NE 7	SSW 16	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 12	SW 8	ESE 13	SSW 16	SW 8	SSW 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 14	ESE 16	S 15	SE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	SE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	20	12	81	3	3	46	17	55	84	17	77	144	173	240	310	336	407	653	655	717	691	739	791	760
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 8	ESE 12	SW 8	SW 8	SSW 16	SW 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 14	ESE 16	—	ESE 16	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
kJ	9	33	29	29	28	17	26	17	17	47	17	75	125	109	158	339	—	452	—	—	218	163	116	115
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 7	W 2	WSW 2	—	—	—	—	W 2	SSW 4	—	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	99	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	9	—	123	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	4	4	26	0	28	0	4	4	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	6	7	6	4	4	5	4	1	5	1	1	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	7	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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