Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 149 | 132 | 129 | 126 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 55 | 225 | 273 | 334 | 503 | 459 | 517 | 350 | 280 | 354 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:17AM1.86m | 1:46PM1.97m | 2:09AM1.90m | 2:35PM1.98m | 2:58AM1.93m | 3:22PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.11m | 7:56PM0.14m | 8:16AM0.10m | 8:45PM0.12m | 9:06AM0.10m | 9:32PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 27 | 46 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 33 | 29 | 35 | 42 | 8 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 47 | 75 | 273 | 334 | 503 | 459 | 517 | 350 | 280 | 354 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | — | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 149 | 132 | 129 | 126 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 225 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 33 | — | — | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | E 12 | ENE 12 | S 18 | SSW 10 | ESE 5 | ENE 10 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 9 | 13 | 67 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | ENE 3 | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 17 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 106 | 31 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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