Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 200 | 154 | 157 | 317 | 264 | 272 | 329 | 341 | 183 | 179 | 174 | 168 | 168 | 161 | 203 | 145 | 133 | 117 | 78 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:48PM1.80m | 3:10AM1.84m | 3:31PM1.85m | 3:55AM1.92m | 4:16PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.25m | 8:54PM0.23m | 9:18AM0.20m | 9:39PM0.18m | 10:07AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 250 | 200 | 154 | 157 | 317 | 264 | 272 | 329 | 341 | 183 | 179 | 174 | 168 | 168 | 161 | 203 | 145 | 133 | 117 | 78 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | ENE 6 | S 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 3 | 80 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 45 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | S 19 | NE 7 | S 17 | S 18 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 3 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 29 | 8 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 156 | 252 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 172 | 190 | 190 |
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