Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 8AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2312 | 3248 | 8432 | 8371 | 10444 | 5231 | 3770 | 2499 | 1634 | 1100 | 2380 | 1992 | 1459 | 1354 | 1323 | 1208 | 1011 | 850 | 577 | 461 | 386 | 371 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.98m | 4:16PM1.99m | 4:39AM1.95m | 5:03PM1.92m | 5:27AM1.89m | 5:51PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.06m | 10:31PM0.11m | 10:55AM0.12m | 11:19PM0.17m | 11:46AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1455 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6831 | 5231 | 3770 | 2499 | 1634 | 1100 | 1699 | 1540 | 1459 | 1354 | 1323 | 1208 | 1011 | 850 | 577 | 461 | 386 | 371 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 13 | — | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 17 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1422 | 18 | — | — | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 448 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 209 | 159 | 116 | 85 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 2312 | 3248 | 8432 | 8371 | 10444 | — | — | 8 | 12 | 35 | 2380 | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 209 | 231 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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