Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 272 | 329 | 266 | 183 | 179 | 174 | 118 | 165 | 159 | 150 | 134 | 133 | 85 | 72 | 41 | 39 | 0 | 133 | 394 | 456 | 534 | 563 | 374 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:10AM1.84m | 3:31PM1.85m | 3:55AM1.92m | 4:16PM1.87m | 4:43AM1.98m | 5:05PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.20m | 9:39PM0.18m | 10:07AM0.17m | 10:27PM0.14m | 10:59AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNW 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 272 | 329 | 266 | 183 | 179 | 174 | 118 | 165 | 159 | 150 | 134 | 133 | 85 | 72 | 41 | 39 | 51 | 20 | 8 | 456 | 534 | 563 | 374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 10 | NNE 6 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 26 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | WNW 3 | E 13 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | E 12 | NE 9 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 12 | NE 7 | — | S 15 | S 14 | E 14 | SE 10 | E 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NE 5 | NNE 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 160 | 271 | 474 | — | 133 | 394 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 136 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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