Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 61 | 158 | 273 | 535 | 509 | 380 | 360 | 350 | 350 | 448 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:09AM1.90m | 2:35PM1.98m | 2:58AM1.93m | 3:22PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.14m | 8:16AM0.10m | 8:45PM0.12m | 9:06AM0.10m | 9:32PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | SE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 51 | 49 | 29 | 36 | 44 | 39 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 48 | 23 | 273 | 535 | 509 | 380 | 360 | 350 | 350 | 448 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 126 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 75 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 63 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 18 | S 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 61 | 158 | 68 | 67 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 14 | 94 | 106 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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