Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 11AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 745 | 778 | 994 | 1302 | 1468 | 1518 | 1759 | 2220 | 3397 | 4567 | 5200 | 4528 | 3975 | 3436 | 3114 | 3071 | 3029 | 2814 | 2747 | 2507 | 2280 | 1868 | 1614 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:07AM1.88m | 5:29PM1.85m | 5:53AM1.90m | 6:17PM1.83m | 6:44AM1.91m | 7:08PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.19m | 11:44PM0.20m | 12:13PM0.21m | 00:34AM0.21m | 1:08PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 745 | 778 | 994 | 1302 | 1468 | 1518 | 1759 | 2220 | 3397 | 4567 | 5200 | 4528 | 3975 | 3436 | 3114 | 3071 | 3029 | 2814 | 2747 | 2507 | 2280 | 1868 | 1614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 114 | 114 | 113 | 111 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest