Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 96 | 94 | 118 | 90 | 129 | 135 | 171 | 355 | 439 | 439 | 363 | 322 | 227 | 193 | 147 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:41AM1.84m | 1:16PM2.04m | 1:37AM1.92m | 2:10PM2.11m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.24m | 6:50AM0.11m | 7:28PM0.17m | 7:46AM0.03m | 8:23PM0.11m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 98 | 96 | 94 | 118 | 90 | 129 | 135 | 171 | 355 | 439 | 439 | 363 | 322 | 227 | 193 | 147 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 45 | 61 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 16 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 17 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 15 | 43 | 11 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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