Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1150 | 604 | 1131 | 1102 | 343 | 905 | 492 | 418 | 403 | 274 | 332 | 407 | 532 | 581 | 499 | 386 | 255 | 185 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 76 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.64m | 00:23AM1.55m | 12:46PM1.67m | 1:05AM1.60m | 1:27PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.47m | 6:08PM0.47m | 6:20AM0.42m | 6:50PM0.42m | 7:03AM0.37m | 7:31PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1150 | 180 | 1131 | 1102 | 338 | 905 | 492 | 418 | 403 | 274 | 332 | 407 | 532 | 581 | 499 | 386 | 255 | 185 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 76 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 15 | NE 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 15 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 604 | 4 | 4 | 343 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 85 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | E 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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