Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 11AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 160 | 126 | 92 | 72 | 57 | 55 | 132 | 129 | 181 | 253 | 507 | 474 | 580 | 795 | 1049 | 886 | 862 | 721 | 596 | 303 | 288 | 213 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.69m | 8:30PM1.58m | 9:04AM1.65m | 9:29PM1.54m | 10:02AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.40m | 2:24PM0.47m | 2:43AM0.46m | 3:19PM0.52m | 3:36AM0.49m | 4:12PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 113 | 104 | 105 | 45 | 41 | 22 | 25 | 132 | 118 | 113 | 196 | 507 | 474 | 580 | 795 | 1049 | 886 | 862 | 721 | 596 | 303 | 288 | 213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 36 | 32 | 47 | 70 | 71 | 19 | 55 | 49 | 129 | 181 | 253 | 184 | 177 | 163 | 128 | 180 | 147 | 144 | 142 | 113 | 26 | 43 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 8 | NE 6 | E 12 | SW 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | E 12 | SE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 57 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 82 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 126 | 160 | 126 | 92 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 31 | 39 | 5 | 18 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 118 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 4 |
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