Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 350 | 454 | 432 | 337 | 337 | 193 | 188 | 216 | 256 | 277 | 314 | 280 | 229 | 187 | 147 | 115 | 91 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.94m | 4:07PM1.93m | 4:30AM1.93m | 4:51PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.12m | 9:55AM0.13m | 10:18PM0.14m | 10:42AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 355 | 350 | 454 | 432 | 337 | 337 | 193 | 188 | 129 | 181 | 177 | 314 | 280 | 229 | 187 | 147 | 115 | 91 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | S 14 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | E 13 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 52 | 48 | 31 | 3 | — | 113 | 112 | 113 | 73 | 71 | 41 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 106 | 28 | 41 | 64 | 97 | 115 | 165 | 216 | 256 | 277 | 617 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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