Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 75 | 56 | 58 | 51 | 55 | 50 | 29 | 39 | 86 | 15 | 14 | 58 | 59 | 45 | 69 | 35 | 61 | 59 | 62 | 76 | 222 | 310 | 1305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:15AM1.60m | 6:41PM1.72m | 6:59AM1.56m | 7:25PM1.68m | 7:43AM1.53m | 8:08PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.42m | 1:04AM0.46m | 1:13PM0.43m | 1:49AM0.47m | 1:58PM0.44m | 2:33AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 75 | 56 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 50 | 29 | 39 | 86 | 69 | 53 | 58 | 59 | 45 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 52 | 42 | 76 | 53 | 29 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 50 | 40 | 26 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 69 | 33 | 61 | 38 | 62 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | S 18 | S 12 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 39 | 55 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 59 | 57 | 9 | 15 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 75 | — | 4 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 50 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | 222 | 310 | 1305 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 94 | 30 | 30 |
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