Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 137 | 109 | 108 | 471 | 295 | 249 | 354 | 690 | 821 | 794 | 1317 | 1081 | 908 | 394 | 854 | 1294 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:14AM1.97m | 2:43PM2.07m | 3:03AM1.99m | 3:30PM2.05m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.10m | 8:24AM0.01m | 8:55PM0.07m | 9:15AM0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 160 | 137 | 109 | 107 | 63 | 201 | 165 | 354 | 690 | 145 | 96 | 1317 | 1081 | 908 | 158 | 854 | 1294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 22 | S 21 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 36 | 68 | 38 | 81 | 46 | 32 | 158 | 19 | 821 | 794 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 394 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 8 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 20 | S 20 | E 8 | E 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 122 | 194 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NW 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 322 | 2 | 5 | 108 | 471 | 295 | 249 | 214 | 192 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 610 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
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