Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 6PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 52 | 137 | 90 | 86 | 131 | 137 | 96 | 92 | 89 | 57 | 80 | 69 | 144 | 147 | 237 | 275 | 3785 | 6496 | 3578 |
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 | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:19PM2.18m | 3:40AM2.02m | 4:13PM2.19m | 4:34AM2.03m | 5:06PM2.17m | 5:28AM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM-0.03m | 9:36PM0.07m | 9:54AM-0.06m | 10:32PM0.04m | 10:50AM-0.06m | 11:27PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 30 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 137 | 90 | 86 | 131 | 137 | 96 | 92 | 12 | 12 | 68 | 51 | 144 | 27 | 217 | 275 | 1751 | 3387 | 3578 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 8 | ESE 13 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 17 | 57 | 16 | 45 | 5 | 147 | 237 | 240 | 339 | 330 | 447 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | S 21 | E 11 | ESE 13 | S 20 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 4 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SE 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 35 | 9 | 33 | 67 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 89 | 17 | 80 | 69 | 76 | 112 | 72 | 153 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | NW 2 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 13 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 3785 | 6496 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 227 | 278 | 231 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 4 |
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