Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.1°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 7PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (11 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.9
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)128788899999991010111213131212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1510527135546560263758552150653353339742353068213121724187915561344904676517
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
E
10
E
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
1.51
11:16PM
1.65
11:35AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
0.47
5:23AM
0.47
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00------5:58-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141516151515151516161616161514141417171616141413
Feels °C (?)11121312131313131515151516141212121517141411109
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