Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 2PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 424 | 370 | 320 | 285 | 390 | 376 | 370 | 292 | 276 | 1212 | 341 | 431 | 336 | 1224 | 1122 | 1249 | 645 | 692 | 655 | 1801 | 1233 | 3700 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:33AM2.02m | 5:57PM1.88m | 6:28AM2.03m | 6:52PM1.86m | 7:26AM2.02m | 7:51PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.17m | 00:13AM0.12m | 12:53PM0.19m | 1:11AM0.13m | 1:53PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — |
| kJ | 334 | 424 | 370 | 320 | 285 | 390 | 376 | 370 | 292 | 276 | 4 | 341 | 264 | 306 | 1224 | 1122 | 1249 | 645 | 692 | 655 | 16 | 16 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 4 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 14 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 14 | NNW 4 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — |
| kJ | 77 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 431 | 336 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 270 | 488 | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | ENE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | N 9 | NE 6 | SE 14 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SSW 11 | SE 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | — | SSE 12 | NW 3 | E 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 14 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 2 | S 14 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 1212 | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1801 | 1233 | 3700 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 30 | 65 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 |
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