Magnets Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.11° S 173.51° E

Magnets 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Magnets sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.6° 

Magnets surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Magnets today (05 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Magnets at 10PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)--
Afternoon (05 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Magnets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
25
25
37
49
74
104
135
150
113
68
88
94
75
53
56
57
32
49
38
41
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
E
5
NE
0
NNE
0
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:43PM2.82m
8:16AM2.82m
8:35PM2.93m
9:03AM2.97m
9:20PM3.02m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.52m
2:26PM0.57m
2:50AM0.39m
3:11PM0.44m
3:30AM0.30m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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1
4
4
5
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2
2
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4
2
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Temp °C
16
16
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
19
18
18
16
15
15
14
14
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