Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 202 | 158 | 109 | 89 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 97 | 122 | 202 | 237 | 311 | 352 | 308 | 193 | 145 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19PM1.69m | 8:56AM1.79m | 9:23PM1.69m | 10:03AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.31m | 3:21PM0.35m | 3:43AM0.29m | 4:23PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 223 | 202 | 158 | 109 | 42 | 58 | 82 | 27 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 202 | 237 | 311 | 352 | 308 | 193 | 145 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 55 | 84 | 27 | 78 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 71 | 42 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 98 | 112 | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 89 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 76 | 113 | 131 | 46 | 33 | 97 | 122 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 190 | 190 | 138 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 162 | 0 | 0 |
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