Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1422 | 1172 | 986 | 822 | 668 | 657 | 574 | 673 | 582 | 498 | 427 | 361 | 308 | 265 | 192 | 506 | 144 | 369 | 706 | 1690 | 1413 | 2091 | 1951 | 1326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.74m | 11:10PM1.73m | 11:42AM1.72m | 00:02AM1.68m | 12:33PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.25m | 4:53PM0.33m | 5:19AM0.30m | 5:45PM0.39m | 6:07AM0.34m | 6:35PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 1422 | 1172 | 986 | 822 | 668 | 657 | 574 | 673 | 582 | 498 | 427 | 361 | 308 | 265 | 107 | 159 | 144 | 94 | 78 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 48 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 59 | 68 | 192 | 219 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | — | S 13 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | — | — | 126 | — | 506 | 105 | 369 | 706 | 1690 | 1413 | 2091 | 1951 | 1326 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 136 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 206 | 206 | 41 | 33 |
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