Surf Forecast Surf Report
Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 29 Mar 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
16.8° C
(Which is 3.5°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 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
SSW
0.7
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
1.4
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)111112111212141113131212121167131314141313121212111010181817171616161616151515141413131313131388899910109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)366455480390397242405158127119193184293123147178239434788674539437334313232205180170302130821242433254224802419238921471597137712121045881796683581488404330429488388669561736869869551485415300
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
25
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
S
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
15
NW
10
W
5
SW
5
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
2.05
4:18PM
2.04
4:45AM
2.07
5:10PM
2.10
5:36AM
2.05
6:04PM
2.11
6:30AM
2.01
7:01PM
2.09
7:28AM
1.94
8:02PM
2.03
8:30AM
1.86
9:07PM
1.97
9:36AM
1.80
10:14PM
1.92
10:43AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
0.03
10:32PM
-0.04
10:59AM
-0.01
11:28PM
-0.03
11:53AM
-0.02
12:25AM
0.01
12:49PM
0.01
1:25AM
0.08
1:48PM
0.07
2:28AM
0.16
2:50PM
0.13
3:31AM
0.22
3:53PM
0.19
4:35AM
0.27
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunrise--7:39-------7:41-------7:43-------7:43-------7:45-------7:46-------7:48-------7:48-
Sunset-----7:25-------7:23-------7:22-------7:20-------7:17-------7:16-------7:15------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121214161614131313131517131212121212131414141413131314151615131414141516171515151616161919171718171617181616171617161717
Feels °C (?)109111313101011131112159910111110111212131313131214151613111313131414151312131515141616151415141314151212171517161816
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