Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2175 | 1881 | 1509 | 1104 | 813 | 670 | 566 | 407 | 393 | 232 | 298 | 237 | 233 | 185 | 177 | 167 | 127 | 105 | 96 | 265 | 379 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.83m | 3:17AM1.74m | 3:41PM1.84m | 3:56AM1.76m | 4:19PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.27m | 9:11PM0.32m | 9:23AM0.24m | 9:51PM0.29m | 10:05AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2175 | 1881 | 1509 | 1104 | 813 | 670 | 566 | 407 | 393 | 232 | 280 | 190 | 233 | 185 | 177 | 167 | 127 | 105 | 96 | 265 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | SE 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 210 | 100 | 298 | 237 | 113 | 67 | 55 | 41 | 24 | 80 | 73 | 51 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 44 | 158 | 316 | 379 | 373 | 372 | 600 | 553 | 439 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 206 | 293 | 194 | 93 | 84 | 93 | 93 | 136 | 0 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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