Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SW 5 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 393 | 387 | 380 | 355 | 293 | 288 | 193 | 173 | 167 | 128 | 128 | 97 | 86 | 59 | 84 | 248 | 1953 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.71m | 4:16PM1.83m | 4:29AM1.70m | 4:54PM1.82m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM0.37m | 9:57AM0.29m | 10:28PM0.35m | 10:39AM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 393 | 387 | 380 | 355 | 293 | 288 | 193 | 173 | 167 | 128 | 128 | 97 | 86 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 222 | 215 | 156 | 143 | 141 | 101 | 93 | 121 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 36 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 95 | 72 | 56 | 100 | 63 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 248 | 1953 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 93 | 4 | 4 | 137 | 137 | 76 | 26 | 26 | 162 | 211 |
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