Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 9AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1237 | 1218 | 1087 | 1087 | 1285 | 1397 | 1355 | 1367 | 1408 | 1367 | 1400 | 1379 | 1347 | 1347 | 1215 | 1026 | 758 | 788 | 1117 | 1102 | 1032 | 951 | 573 | 501 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM1.63m | 10:45PM1.51m | 11:13AM1.63m | 11:36PM1.52m | 12:02PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.50m | 4:35PM0.52m | 4:48AM0.50m | 5:23PM0.50m | 5:35AM0.47m | 6:08PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1237 | 1218 | 1087 | 1087 | 1285 | 1397 | 1355 | 1367 | 1408 | 1367 | 1400 | 1379 | 1347 | 1347 | 1215 | 1026 | 758 | 788 | 1117 | 1102 | 1032 | 951 | 573 | 501 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 188 | 188 | 257 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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