Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 390 | 385 | 651 | 787 | 882 | 849 | 1092 | 911 | 886 | 752 | 714 | 596 | 424 | 402 | 269 | 748 | 1376 | 2144 | 2703 | 3986 | 4840 | 4714 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.93m | 6:22PM1.92m | 6:48AM1.85m | 7:14PM1.81m | 7:44AM1.77m | 8:08PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.12m | 00:43AM0.17m | 1:07PM0.22m | 1:34AM0.25m | 2:02PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 390 | 385 | 651 | 787 | 882 | 849 | 1092 | 911 | 886 | 752 | 714 | 596 | 424 | 402 | 269 | 106 | 98 | 71 | 50 | 33 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 105 | 82 | 88 | 65 | 60 | 42 | 83 | 85 | 108 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 17 | — | — | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 20 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 69 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 35 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 68 | 28 | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 365 | 284 | 267 | 267 | 247 | 220 | 156 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 70 | 748 | 1376 | 2144 | 2703 | 3986 | 4840 | 4714 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 33 | 41 | 206 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 206 | 235 | 136 | 33 |
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