Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.87° S 172.80° E

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay sea temperature is
9.7° C
0.8° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
810
649
517
476
396
389
375
340
279
230
226
221
184
184
147
115
110
86
86
88
96
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
0
SW
0
WNW
5
NW
0
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
0
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:13AM1.77m
10:39PM1.70m
11:17AM1.85m
11:41PM1.76m
12:18PM1.94m
Low Tide
4:32PM0.35m
4:54AM0.26m
5:32PM0.31m
5:52AM0.19m
6:31PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:36
 mm
1
4
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
5
7
9
7
8
8
8
7
8
10
10
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
Feels °C
2
4
7
4
6
7
6
5
6
8
6
4
4
4
7
7
7
5
2
4
4
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