Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 404 | 404 | 347 | 289 | 240 | 192 | 161 | 153 | 153 | 133 | 129 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 21 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:41PM1.70m | 10:16AM1.69m | 10:39PM1.64m | 11:13AM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.32m | 4:23PM0.41m | 4:46AM0.38m | 5:16PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 404 | 404 | 347 | 289 | 240 | 192 | 161 | 153 | 153 | 133 | 129 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | — | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
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