Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 55 | 101 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 115 | 77 | 82 | 109 | 98 | 78 | 68 | 61 | 81 | 229 | 859 | 1806 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:21PM1.75m | 6:48AM1.81m | 7:09PM1.67m | 7:37AM1.75m | 8:00PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.31m | 00:35AM0.31m | 1:08PM0.38m | 1:24AM0.38m | 2:00PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 53 | 48 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 69 | 59 | 77 | 82 | 109 | 98 | 55 | 68 | 61 | 78 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 55 | 101 | 87 | 4 | 82 | 74 | 70 | 18 | 68 | 14 | 39 | 50 | 64 | 34 | 50 | 57 | 81 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 84 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 27 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | 23 | 25 | 44 | 115 | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | 229 | 859 | 1806 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 292 | 206 |
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