Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 7AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 206 | 251 | 226 | 255 | 248 | 293 | 276 | 236 | 225 | 268 | 303 | 303 | 390 | 440 | 426 | 560 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09AM1.62m | 1:37PM1.75m | 1:52AM1.65m | 2:18PM1.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.49m | 7:08AM0.41m | 7:40PM0.47m | 7:51AM0.38m | 8:24PM0.43m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 262 | 187 | 131 | 110 | 88 | 248 | 293 | 276 | 95 | 79 | 268 | 217 | 303 | 390 | 440 | 426 | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 216 | 206 | 251 | 226 | 255 | 83 | 99 | 133 | 236 | 225 | 222 | 303 | 232 | 250 | 237 | 156 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 12 | E 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SE 6 | — | ESE 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 121 | 113 | 120 | 44 | 64 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 51 | 95 | 30 | 6 | — | 25 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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