Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay at 11PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 143 | 283 | 767 | 722 | 363 | 367 | 270 | 264 | 186 | 181 | 156 | 197 | 197 | 188 | 180 | 180 | 192 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.72m | 11:07AM1.89m | 11:32PM1.78m | 12:07PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.24m | 5:23PM0.28m | 5:42AM0.17m | 6:20PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 183 | 143 | 111 | 767 | 722 | 363 | 173 | 179 | 164 | 116 | 113 | 156 | 197 | 197 | 188 | 180 | 180 | 192 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 101 | 121 | 283 | 3 | 6 | 153 | 367 | 270 | 264 | 186 | 181 | 126 | 124 | 76 | 71 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 41 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | 12 | 46 | 81 | 95 | 98 | 90 | 67 | 57 | 42 | — | 32 | 33 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 94 | 0 | 94 | 172 | 179 | 0 | 136 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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