Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 3PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 509 | 720 | 708 | 627 | 488 | 383 | 334 | 424 | 370 | 326 | 285 | 378 | 381 | 390 | 296 | 280 | 273 | 331 | 419 | 411 | 1224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.88m | 5:33AM2.02m | 5:57PM1.88m | 6:28AM2.03m | 6:52PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59AM0.16m | 11:18PM0.13m | 11:55AM0.17m | 00:13AM0.12m | 12:53PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 33 | 708 | 627 | 488 | 383 | 334 | 424 | 370 | 326 | 285 | 378 | 381 | 390 | 296 | 280 | 273 | 331 | 218 | 299 | 1224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 15 | S 12 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 8 | SE 14 | ENE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NW 4 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 419 | 411 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SE 15 | — | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 7 | SE 14 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | NNE 6 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 3 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 509 | 720 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 136 | 285 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 488 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 118 | 292 | 0 |
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