Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 813 | 694 | 580 | 465 | 444 | 367 | 339 | 324 | 220 | 205 | 198 | 191 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:03AM1.73m | 2:26PM1.82m | 2:43AM1.78m | 3:05PM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.32m | 8:06AM0.25m | 8:32PM0.27m | 8:49AM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 203 | 813 | 694 | 580 | 465 | 444 | 367 | 339 | 324 | 220 | 205 | 198 | 191 | 135 | 127 | 96 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 279 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 127 | 156 | 156 | 154 | 149 | 145 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | ESE 11 | — | SSW 11 | SE 18 | SE 18 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 55 | 54 | — | 39 | — | 71 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 2 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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