Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 10PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 1064 | 1207 | 7371 | 2020 | 5019 | 8216 | 8006 | 6742 | 5231 | 3872 | 2606 | 1755 | 1200 | 2045 | 1415 | 1143 | 1165 | 1249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:30PM2.05m | 3:51AM1.98m | 4:16PM1.99m | 4:39AM1.95m | 5:03PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.08m | 10:05AM0.06m | 10:31PM0.11m | 10:55AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 180 | 10 | 1207 | 4621 | 1629 | 5019 | 18 | 18 | 6742 | 5231 | 3872 | 2606 | 1755 | 1200 | 1535 | 1415 | 1143 | 1165 | 1249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | ENE 14 | — | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 17 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 394 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1241 | 18 | — | — | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 355 | 16 | 16 | 330 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 5 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 8 | ENE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 13 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1064 | 165 | 7371 | 2020 | 1451 | 8216 | 8006 | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 29 | 2045 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 203 | 210 | 304 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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