Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Magnets today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Magnets at 11AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Magnets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | NW 16 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 7 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | NW 6 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | NW 16 | NNE 2 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 47 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:48AM2.20m | 5:31PM2.34m | 6:11AM2.29m | 6:42PM2.49m | 7:13AM2.47m | 7:34PM2.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM1.16m | 00:01AM1.10m | 12:27PM1.03m | 1:06AM0.90m | 1:24PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 11 | NNW 6 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 6 | SW 3 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 334 | 219 | 127 | 29 | 119 | 116 | 83 | 66 | 67 | 47 | 59 | 47 | 33 | 18 | 25 | 38 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 133 | 179 | 175 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 17 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 89 | 62 | 57 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 37 | 64 | 10 | 10 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 15 | NW 16 | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 38 | — | — | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | — | NNE 2 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 16 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 175 | 120 | 2 | 99 | 55 | 55 | 109 | 120 | 120 | 2 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 120 |
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