Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 9AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 432 | 727 | 478 | 606 | 535 | 566 | 545 | 522 | 543 | 716 | 785 | 735 | 586 | 596 | 609 | 633 | 621 | 530 | 452 | 470 | 418 | 402 | 340 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.64m | 9:56PM1.67m | 10:30AM1.71m | 10:55PM1.70m | 11:30AM1.81m | 11:54PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.37m | 3:51PM0.37m | 4:17AM0.33m | 4:47PM0.34m | 5:10AM0.27m | 5:44PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 394 | 432 | 160 | 478 | 606 | 535 | 566 | 545 | 522 | 543 | 716 | 785 | 679 | 586 | 596 | 609 | 633 | 621 | 530 | 452 | 470 | 418 | 402 | 340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 63 | 160 | 28 | 160 | 160 | 91 | 201 | 256 | 522 | 346 | 331 | 243 | 735 | 581 | 411 | 398 | 313 | 361 | 291 | 270 | 232 | 118 | 157 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 12 | — | — | S 22 | SSW 10 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 227 | 29 | 36 | 56 | 94 | 139 | 90 | — | — | 36 | 35 | 68 | 118 | 167 | 217 | 215 | 210 | 137 | 129 | 124 | 124 | 36 | 110 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | E 11 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 66 | 727 | 64 | 44 | 140 | 266 | 261 | 344 | 363 | 297 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | — | 173 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 206 | 206 | 32 | 136 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
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