Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 6AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3037 | 2867 | 2323 | 2237 | 1743 | 2342 | 2280 | 2089 | 1881 | 2004 | 1572 | 4747 | 5461 | 5062 | 4402 | 3358 | 2803 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 6:53PM2.00m | 7:19AM1.88m | 7:48PM1.90m | 8:17AM1.80m | 8:44PM1.79m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.12m | 1:37PM0.14m | 2:09AM0.18m | 2:33PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3037 | 2867 | 2323 | 2237 | 1743 | 2342 | 2280 | 2089 | 1881 | 2004 | 1572 | 4747 | 5461 | 5062 | 4402 | 3358 | 2803 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 17 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 418 | 418 | 373 | 304 | 299 | 295 | 290 | 209 | 196 | 190 | 958 | 129 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 757 | 342 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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