Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 11AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 911 | 886 | 752 | 642 | 624 | 356 | 289 | 191 | 473 | 879 | 1409 | 2541 | 3863 | 3937 | 3572 | 6249 | 5605 | 4568 | 3663 | 2886 | 2089 | 1507 | 1160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:48AM1.85m | 7:14PM1.81m | 7:44AM1.77m | 8:08PM1.71m | 8:41AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.17m | 1:07PM0.22m | 1:34AM0.25m | 2:02PM0.33m | 2:26AM0.33m | 2:57PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 911 | 886 | 752 | 642 | 624 | 356 | 289 | 168 | 108 | 72 | 71 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 46 | 47 | 4568 | 3663 | 2886 | 2089 | 1507 | 1160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 65 | 37 | 63 | 64 | 85 | 110 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | — | 16 | 14 | — | — | 36 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 42 | 63 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 26 | 93 | 191 | 473 | 879 | 1409 | 2541 | 3863 | 3937 | 3572 | 6249 | 5605 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 206 | 226 | 206 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 0 |
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