Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 6PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 104 | 71 | 90 | 160 | 173 | 190 | 239 | 220 | 429 | 1029 | 895 | 1821 | 2867 | 2091 | 1552 | 1922 | 2128 | 2239 | 2431 | 2385 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.84m | 4:36AM1.77m | 4:59PM1.82m | 5:18AM1.78m | 5:42PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.22m | 10:32PM0.27m | 10:49AM0.23m | 11:15PM0.27m | 11:36AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | E 12 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 133 | 104 | 69 | 90 | 160 | 173 | 190 | 239 | 220 | 429 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 417 | 1552 | 1922 | 2128 | 2239 | 9 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 57 | 71 | 50 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 627 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1029 | 895 | 1821 | 2867 | 2091 | — | — | — | — | 2431 | 2385 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 172 | 40 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 190 |
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