Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
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 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5943 | 6609 | 4443 | 3370 | 2989 | 2668 | 5178 | 4064 | 3160 | 2394 | 1766 | 1420 | 964 | 714 | 607 | 426 | 345 | 286 | 275 | 202 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04AM1.78m | 6:28PM1.75m | 6:55AM1.78m | 7:21PM1.71m | 7:53AM1.78m | 8:19PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.29m | 00:51AM0.30m | 1:22PM0.33m | 1:45AM0.31m | 2:20PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | -1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 5370 | 4443 | 3370 | 2989 | 2668 | 5178 | 4064 | 3160 | 2394 | 1766 | 1420 | 964 | 714 | 607 | 426 | 345 | 286 | 275 | 202 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 613 | 741 | 992 | 1605 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 68 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | NNE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | N 6 | NNE 6 | — | N 6 | N 3 |
| kJ | 5943 | 6609 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 7 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 84 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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