Surf Forecast Surf Report
Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Apr 2025 NZST
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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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.7°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 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
S
3
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)10101010109999101099999661096671111101010101077101010101010991616151414131312121212121111141313141516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1356150815395679414564243593143343272772201811491491221081379885707319824523117313913914415372730262112181517731161882680612734210916991468113075764351348850542534120515896184133158165124
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
WNW
5
W
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
N
0
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
1.49
8:33PM
1.62
8:56AM
1.48
9:26PM
1.63
9:48AM
1.51
10:18PM
1.68
10:39AM
1.57
11:08PM
1.74
11:30AM
1.66
11:59PM
1.83
12:21PM
1.78
12:49AM
1.91
1:12PM
1.90
1:39AM
1.98
2:04PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.52
2:59AM
0.54
3:10PM
0.50
3:48AM
0.50
3:59PM
0.44
4:36AM
0.43
4:49PM
0.35
5:23AM
0.34
5:38PM
0.25
6:11AM
0.24
6:30PM
0.15
6:59AM
0.14
7:22PM
0.07
7:49AM
0.05
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset--5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------5:42-------5:40-------5:38-------5:37-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C16181918181818181715141413121212121212121110101011121211101112101010101099889101088999111314121212131315202117
Feels °C (?)161818171716161918141312108888910109888910111199823345555678744566810118910111112171814
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