Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 1PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 320 | 440 | 501 | 611 | 649 | 670 | 573 | 468 | 587 | 469 | 206 | 125 | 116 | 85 | 67 | 81 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 60 | 89 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:30AM1.98m | 3:02PM2.15m | 3:22AM2.02m | 3:53PM2.14m | 4:13AM2.02m | 4:42PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM-0.03m | 9:17PM0.06m | 9:35AM-0.05m | 10:09PM0.04m | 10:28AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 344 | 256 | 206 | 125 | 116 | 85 | 67 | 81 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 60 | 89 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 51 | 51 | 65 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 51 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 21 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 57 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 19 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 215 | 320 | 440 | 501 | 611 | 649 | 670 | 573 | 468 | 587 | 469 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 206 | 93 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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