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Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | |
17 | 339 | 506 | 529 | 573 | 540 | 487 | 534 | 394 | 444 | 368 | 280 | 187 | 137 | 107 | 109 | 75 | 74 | 52 | 60 | 53 | 51 | 44 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:48AM1.66m | 5:14PM1.79m | 5:31AM1.63m | 5:57PM1.76m | 6:15AM1.60m | 6:41PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM0.38m | 11:32PM0.44m | 11:42AM0.40m | 00:18AM0.45m | 12:28PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:58 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 17 | 14 | 506 | 529 | 573 | 540 | 487 | 534 | 394 | 444 | 368 | 280 | 187 | 137 | 107 | 109 | 75 | 74 | 52 | 60 | 53 | 51 | 44 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 57 | 21 | 15 | 42 | 102 | 91 | 82 | 78 | 71 | 48 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 12 | S 14 | E 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 45 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 505 | 339 | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | 20 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 32 | 44 | 105 | 12 | 27 | 28 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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