Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 8PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3408 | 2542 | 1922 | 1420 | 1056 | 714 | 529 | 433 | 344 | 279 | 223 | 164 | 125 | 85 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | 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-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:55AM1.78m | 7:21PM1.71m | 7:53AM1.78m | 8:19PM1.69m | 8:56AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.33m | 1:45AM0.31m | 2:20PM0.35m | 2:43AM0.31m | 3:21PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3408 | 2542 | 1922 | 1420 | 1056 | 714 | 529 | 433 | 344 | 279 | 223 | 164 | 125 | 85 | 55 | 58 | 40 | 27 | 73 | 72 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 27 | 24 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 10 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 90 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 98 | 94 | 90 | 47 | 18 | 36 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 136 | 172 | 190 | 190 | 213 | 209 | 4 |
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