Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 366 | 443 | 845 | 980 | 988 | 1469 | 2211 | 666 | 793 | 643 | 2218 | 2490 | 3930 | 2941 | 2749 | 2495 | 2293 | 1941 | 1656 | 1389 | 1167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:52PM1.86m | 7:26AM2.02m | 7:51PM1.83m | 8:27AM1.99m | 8:54PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.19m | 1:11AM0.13m | 1:53PM0.20m | 2:12AM0.15m | 2:55PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 366 | 443 | 845 | 980 | 988 | 1065 | 1161 | 666 | 793 | 643 | 16 | 16 | — | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 1656 | 1389 | 1167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 3 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 270 | 507 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | SSE 11 | — | NE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 15 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 12 | — | 2 | 14 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | — | NE 2 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | NW 3 | W 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 38 | 53 | — | 1 | 16 | 1469 | 2211 | — | 3 | 6 | 2218 | 2490 | 3930 | 2941 | 2749 | 2495 | 2293 | 1941 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 679 | 716 | 716 | 162 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 231 | 0 | 0 |
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